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Residents urge Cook County to denounce ICE tactics; speakers describe unmarked vehicles and fear
Summary
Several public speakers at the Cook County Board meeting urged county leaders to condemn what they described as deceptive or aggressive immigration-enforcement practices and to expand sanctuary protections; other speakers voiced opposing views.
Multiple residents and interns addressed the Cook County Board of Commissioners during the public-comment portion of the meeting to describe encounters with immigration-enforcement activity and to urge county-level action and oversight.
Dave Peterson, who identified himself as a Berwyn resident and community organizer, asked the county to join the Illinois Sanctuary Alliance and to pressure the Illinois…
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