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Residents tell Mahoning County commissioners they fear ICE detentions create legal, fiscal risks
Summary
Public commenters described detainee health and family impacts and urged the county to verify ICE procedures and documentation; commissioners responded that county contracts had been reviewed and defended law enforcement.
Two residents used public comment time at the Oct. 23 Mahoning County commissioners meeting to say the county should scrutinize its contract and cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), raise concerns about detainee medical care, and warn of potential legal liability.
Chris Harris, who said he organizes weekly prayer vigils for detained immigrants, recounted encounters at the county jail and said some detainees have significant health needs. “It should not be in jail,” Harris said of immigrants detained for civil immigration matters, and he urged commissioners to consider the…
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