The city of Fayetteville is violating a law prohibiting “sanctuary policy” and is therefore ineligible to receive discretionary funding administered by the state, according to an opinion released by the Arkansas attorney general Wednesday.

The opinion was requested by Rep. Kendon Underwood, a Cave Springs Republican who claimed in June that the city violated the state law after the mayor issued a news release clarifying the Fayetteville Police Department’s role in an Arkansas State Police traffic stop that involved federal immigration enforcement, the Fayetteville Flyer reported.

Underwood expressed his appreciation for the attorney general’s work and sent letters Wednesday to the governor and the Department of Finance and Administration’s secretary requesting they withhold all discretio

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