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Pueblo County commissioners table ‘non‑sanctuary’ resolution after heated public comments
Summary
After two competing draft resolutions and an extended public comment period, the Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners voted to table a proposal to declare the county a "non‑sanctuary" jurisdiction and agreed to revisit the item at a later meeting.
Pueblo County commissioners on June 10 voted to table a resolution meant to declare the county a non‑sanctuary jurisdiction after more than an hour of debate and a packed public comment period.
The action came after Commissioners presented two competing drafts: one drafted for compliance with federal law and another stressing immigrant protections and community values. Commissioner Paula McPheeeters introduced a draft she said was prepared by the county attorney “to comply with federal law,” while Commissioner Miles Lucero read a competing draft emphasizing the county’s history and the need to protect immigrant families.
The dispute centered on two questions commissioners repeatedly raised: whether passing such a resolution would affect federal funding and whether local officials…
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