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County Democratic Party chair urges commissioners to oppose CoreCivic facility for ICE detentions
Summary
At Oct. 21 public comment, Carlotta Portela, chair of the county Democratic Party, presented a postcard campaign and poster signatures opposing use of a privately owned CoreCivic prison for ICE detentions and urged commissioners to consider the community's concerns.
Carlotta Portela, chair of the county Democratic Party, addressed the Huerfano County Board of Commissioners during the public-comment period on Oct. 21 to present a postcard campaign and a signed poster opposing the use of a privately owned CoreCivic prison for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions.
"My name is Carlotta Portela, and, I am the chair of the county Democratic Party," Portela told the board, reading a prepared statement and…
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