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Mesa residents urge council to end 287(g) immigration agreement; city manager says local jail practices unchanged
Summary
Multiple residents asked the Mesa City Council on Aug. 18 to cancel the city's participation in the federal 287(g) immigration enforcement program, citing racial profiling and community fear. City Manager Scott Butler told the council the local detention officers' operations have not changed and that the agreement has been in place since 2009.
Residents at the Aug. 18 Mesa City Council meeting urged the council to end the city's participation in the federal 287(g) immigration enforcement agreement, saying the program fosters racial profiling and undermines public safety. City Manager Scott Butler responded that the city has been in the program since 2009 and that local detention operations have not changed. Jillian Ryan, an organizer with Indivisible Mesa, told the council that joining 287(g) is voluntary and that local jurisdictions may end their participation. "Joining the program is voluntary, and it comes at a local tax…
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