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Lacey resident urges council to declare city a sanctuary for immigrants and transgender residents
Summary
At the Feb. 25 Lacey council work session, resident and Commission on Equity member John Hegwood urged the council to adopt a formal sanctuary-city stance for both immigrants and transgender people, saying such a move would provide a clear signal of the city’s values and protections.
John Hegwood, a Lacey resident who identified himself as a commissioner on the city’s Commission on Equity and a board member of the Modern Military Association of America, used the council’s public-comment period on Feb. 25 to urge the City of Lacey to adopt a sanctuary-city policy for immigrants and for transgender people.
Hegwood told the council that while municipal powers are limited, a sanctuary designation “sends a…
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