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Bay City commission tables resolution aimed at preventing local participation in federal immigration enforcement
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment split sharply for and against, the Bay City Commission on March 3 voted to table a resolution that would direct city staff not to use local resources to carry out federal immigration enforcement under 287(g)-type agreements.
The Bay City Commission on March 3 moved to table a proposed resolution intended to bar use of city personnel, equipment or funds for federal immigration-enforcement deputization agreements. Commissioner Runberg moved to table the item; Commissioner Shalabaugh supported the motion, and the roll-call vote to table carried, sending the proposal to the commission’s next meeting.
The measure responded to concern among residents and some commissioners that federal programs to deputize local officers — commonly discussed under the shorthand 287(g) — could shift local policing priorities and expose the city to litigation and expense. The resolution’s supporters said…
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