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Residents urge caution on 287(g) agreements; speakers cite costs and community trust concerns
Summary
Multiple residents at the Feb. 18 Oconee County Council meeting urged the council to reconsider local participation in section 287(g) immigration enforcement agreements, citing national studies of costs, racial-profiling findings and effects on community trust and public safety.
Several residents addressed the council about section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act during public comment on Feb. 18, raising concerns about fiscal cost, civil-rights impacts and public-safety tradeoffs if local law enforcement participates in immigration enforcement under a 287(g) memorandum of agreement.
Why it matters: speakers said participation in 287(g) agreements can be costly for counties and can damage trust between immigrant communities and police, which may reduce cooperation in criminal investigations. Several commenters cited academic and government studies, historic examples and local financial impacts in other jurisdictions.
What speakers said: Sarah Stipe, a…
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