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Curry County commissioners hear hours of public comment on draft ICE detainer resolution
Summary
Commissioners opened a wide-ranging public discussion about a draft resolution on cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement; dozens of residents urged both for and against the measure and commissioners flagged legal and funding concerns without taking a vote.
Commissioners for Curry County spent much of their May 7 meeting discussing a draft resolution that would signal county support for cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on detainer requests. The board did not vote; instead commissioners heard repeated, often emotional public testimony for and against the resolution and debated legal limits, potential federal funding consequences and public-safety trade-offs.
The issue drew more than two hours of public comment. Supporters cited public safety and trafficking concerns; opponents said the county lacks data tying illegal immigration to local crime and warned the resolution could run afoul of Oregon law and invite costly litigation.
Commissioner Patrick Hollinger, who introduced the item as a discussion, said he had followed a similar process in neighboring Coos County and described the draft as “not a directive to the sheriff's office in any way” but as…
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