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Residents urge protections, rights education for immigrants during public comment
Summary
Several residents, educators and faith leaders spoke during public comments urging the City Commission to support immigrant protections, rapid-response networks and safe spaces for children and families.
Multiple speakers used the public-comment period to urge the City Commission to take steps to protect immigrants and to provide community support, training and legal resources.
Virginia (no last name provided) spoke as a child of immigrants and said immigrant families in Hobbs live in fear of separation, detention and losing their livelihoods. She urged the city and community to organize "rapid response networks" and train residents on…
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