The following excerpt is from U.S. v. State , 641 F.3d 339 (9th Cir. 2011):
The conclusion that state police officers have the inherent authority to enforce the civil provisions of federal immigration law is supported by Mena v. City of Simi Valley, 332 F.3d 1255 (9th Cir.2003). There, a police officer questioned a woman
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