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Resident criticizes ICE detentions and U.S. policy on Gaza during public comment
2694529 · March 18, 2025
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Summary
At the March 17 meeting the only public commenter recited a poem and urged the board to oppose what the speaker described as U.S. government abuses, citing recent detentions of two individuals and drawing parallels to violence in Gaza.
Dan Buer, a resident who signed up to speak during the public comment period, recited the famous poem beginning "First they came..." and used the remarks to criticize U.S. immigration enforcement and U.S. policy in Gaza.
"This poem is not just a warning from history. It is our reality today," Buer said, then described two cases by name: Mahmoud…
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