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Residents and advocates urge county to limit cooperation with immigration enforcement, warn of chilling effects
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged Sullivan County officials to avoid nonessential coordination with ICE and related federal operations, asked about 287(g) agreements, recommended municipal ID programs, and raised concerns about victim services, probation referrals and economic impacts on immigrant communities.
Multiple residents and immigrant‑advocacy speakers used the Public Safety Committee's public comment period to urge county officials to minimize cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and to improve protections and communication for immigrant residents.
Several speakers said local cooperation with immigration enforcement creates fear that discourages crime reporting and harms local businesses and families. Porfirio Vega (who asked the committee to be known as Johnny Vega), a longtime resident, told legislators: "I urge each one of you today to use the full extent of your local and county authority to formally form a policy of noncooperation with nonessential federal immigration enforcement actions and tactics." Vega framed the issue…
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