DOVER — Governor Matt Meyer revealed Monday that Delaware officials will challenge a federal court ruling that compels the state’s Department of Labor to hand over worker wage and identification information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Delaware Department of Justice will file the appeal on behalf of the state, Meyer announced from Dover. The contested court decision would force Delaware labor officials to share employee records with ICE agents.
“I will continue to go as far as the law allows to” protect Delaware workers, Meyer stated in his announcement.
The governor’s office did not immediately provide additional details about the timeline for the appeal or the specific legal arguments the state plans to present to higher courts.
The dispute centers on federal immigration authorities’ efforts to access state-maintained employment records, which contain personal and financial information about Delaware workers.
