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Arlington board schedules vote next Tuesday to remove Section 7 of trust policy after months of public pressure
Summary
Board chair announced May 10 that removal of Section 7 — the clause allowing certain police cooperation with ICE — will come to a vote during the chair’s report at the board’s May 13 meeting; public commenters urged an end to voluntary cooperation with ICE and several board members said they plan to act.
Arlington County Board Chair Tax Carantonis told the public at the May 10 board meeting that the county’s trust policy will be on the board’s agenda for a vote during the chair’s report on Tuesday, May 13, after 3:30 p.m. The announcement followed a series of public comments urging the board to remove Section 7, the provision that the community says has allowed Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) officers to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in certain cases.
“...this item will be up for a vote on Tuesday during the chair’s report after 03:30PM,” Chair Tax Carantonis said, announcing the timetable and noting the draft update staff posted online in advance of the vote. He told speakers at the meeting there would not be an opportunity for public testimony at that…
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