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Hundreds urge county to cancel ICE contract; commissioners schedule workshop for Sept. 29
Summary
Dozens of residents, service‑provider staff and clergy urged Cumberland County to end its contract that allows ICE detainees to be held in the county jail. Commissioners did not cancel the contract but announced a Sept. 29 workshop to gather legal, corrections and advocacy input; the sheriff said he will continue to accept detainees as required by
Hundreds of residents and community advocates used a county public comment period to call for Cumberland County to cancel the contract that allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees to be held in the county jail. Commissioners stopped short of ending the contract but scheduled a public workshop to gather legal, corrections and advocacy input before any formal action.
Speakers at the meeting included community members, educators and clergy who described fear in immigrant neighborhoods and asked the county to stop cooperating with ICE. Lucy Shulman, identified in public comment as a Portland resident and former English teacher, said: “You have a choice. All of you have choices.” Multiple speakers described parents and caregivers detained near schools and the resulting trauma for children.
Several speakers urged immediate cancellation of the…
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