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Washtenaw County board directs counsel to explore legal options after public outcry over DHS data request
Summary
After hours of public comment urging protection of immigrant residents, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution directing corporation counsel to explore options to respond to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security subpoena and notice of inspection.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted late Wednesday to direct corporation counsel to explore legal options in response to a subpoena and notice of inspection from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, after more than two hours of public comment urging the board not to share county-held personal records of residents.
Public pressure mounted at a working-session public-participation period in which dozens of callers and speakers urged the board to resist the federal request. Supporters of the county’s municipal ID program, immigrant-rights groups, area religious leaders and medical and legal professionals told commissioners the data sought could put residents at risk.
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