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Council, police and residents press for clarity on federal immigration cooperation and police drone policies
Summary
Town Manager Tim and Lieutenant Scott Stevens told the South Berwick Town Council that police will assist other agencies in lawful criminal investigations but that formal delegation of federal immigration enforcement under 287(g) requires a signed memorandum of understanding.
Town Manager Tim briefed the council on Feb. 11 after consulting legal counsel about recent federal executive‑order developments, potential impacts on grant funding and questions raised at a prior meeting about cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Tim said attorneys told him the novel federal directives were being litigated in federal court and that the local effect was a "wait and see" issue for funds that had already been appropriated.
Tim and Lieutenant Scott Stevens of the South Berwick Police Department told the council there is an important legal distinction between ordinary assistance to other law enforcement agencies and delegations of federal immigration enforcement authority. Lieutenant Stevens summarized the…
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