Records Law: Hodgson and u.s.-Mexico Border

records law: Hodgson also announced that his office would join a program that trains local law enforcement agencies to interview incoming inmates and access federal databases so they can flag people who may be in the country illegally, according to Metro News. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice sued Hodgson's office Thursday, saying it violated the state's public records law. Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson gained national attention when he offered to send inmates to help President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Hodgson apologized, saying his office has been inundated with public records requests. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice filed suit Thursday against Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson to obtain public records related to Hodgson's participation in a program that will allow his staff to identify and detain inmates who may have entered the country illegally. His said his legal staff expects to turn over some records late Thursday. 10 40 a.m.A civil rights group has sued a Massachusetts sheriff who joined a federal immigration enforcement program and offered to send inmates to help build President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.