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Public commenter urges due-process review of ICE detainers; reports Senate finance backing for $350,000 in congregate housing funds
Summary
A resident and retired attorney raised constitutional and fiscal concerns about local cooperation with ICE detainers and said the state Senate finance committee had approved $350,000 for a local congregate housing program, though additional legislative steps remain before final approval.
During the public comment portion of the meeting, a resident and retired attorney raised concerns about county law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration detainers and provided an update on state-level funding for a congregate housing program.
The commenter, identified in the record as Mr. Wood (resident; retired attorney), told commissioners he had previously raised questions about the sheriff's office working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and said he delivered a letter to the sheriff on May 23 asking for clarification of…
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