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Rockingham County commissioners, public express concern after sheriff’s office signs ICE training agreement
Summary
Commissioners and residents raised concerns after learning the sheriff’s office signed an agreement with federal immigration authorities that commissioners say they were not told about. Public commenters urged transparency and warned of civil‑liberties and fiscal risks.
Commissioners at the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners’ May 8 meeting discussed a recently signed agreement between the sheriff’s office and federal immigration authorities after several commissioners said they first learned about the contract from media reports.
The topic drew a lengthy public comment period with residents warning that local participation with federal immigration enforcement risks civil‑liberties violations, lawsuits and damage to community trust.
Commissioner Foyle said the agreement should have been disclosed to the board earlier. “We weren’t given a chance to approve it. We weren’t given a chance to look at it,” Foyle said during the meeting, adding that learning about the contract from a Boston Globe article was “wrong.”
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