WINNESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa [KCCI-TV] – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has dismissed her lawsuit against a county sheriff who made a social media post vowing to “interrupt” federal agents who attempted to act unconstitutionally during immigration enforcement efforts.

In February, Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx made a Facebook post saying “we will make every effort to block, interfere, and interrupt their actions from moving forward” regarding immigration enforcement officials who attempted to detain people on a detainer rather than with a warrant.

Marx deleted the post, but Bird’s office elected to file a lawsuit against the sheriff. An investigation from Bird’s office found Marx was, in fact, following state law and complying with detainer requests, but the lawsuit continued because Marx did not post a follow-up message on Facebook with a post written by Bird denouncing his original statement.

Dozens of residents showed up earlier this week to protest in support of Marx at an event attended by Bird. Now, the lawsuit is dismissed. In a statement announcing the dismissal, A-G Bird said “Given that Winneshiek County has now fully complied with 27A, the state law prohibiting sanctuary cities and counties from receiving taxpayer funds, the state is dismissing the lawsuit to enforce 27A. Winneshiek County and Sheriff Marx are in compliance with 27A. They have committed to continue to honor ICE detainers and cooperate with federal immigration authorities.”