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Residents urge Portsmouth City Council and police to refuse cooperation with ICE

3090373 · April 22, 2025
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Speakers at public comment asked the council and police to commit publicly not to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing pending New Hampshire legislation and concerns about due process.

Two Portsmouth residents used the public-comment period on April 21 to urge the council and police not to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and to prepare a public statement declining cooperation unless federal practices change.

Sarah Cornell, a homeowner at 275 Thornton Street, referenced New Hampshire House Bill 511 and said companion Senate bills (identified in her remarks as Senate “71 and 62”) could require…

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