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Residents urge Carroll County commissioners to oppose 287(g) ICE deputization
Summary
Dozens of residents spoke at the April 28 Carroll County Commissioners meeting to oppose local participation in the federal 287(g) program, citing due-process, fiscal and policing concerns. Commissioners said the decision rests with the elected sheriff but agreed to forward public comments.
Dozens of Carroll County residents urged county commissioners on April 28 to oppose the federal 287(g) program, which deputizes local law-enforcement officers to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The comments filled the meeting’s public-comment period, with speakers from Wolfeboro, Tamworth, Conway, Moultonborough and other towns criticizing the program’s record and potential effects locally. Many cited due-process concerns, the risk of racial profiling, and the potential financial burden on county taxpayers if local officers must transport or detain people for ICE.
Bobby Budin, who organized the group’s appearance, said the community was “very concerned about the 287gs program, which would be deputizing our sheriff’s department as agents for, the ICE program.” State Rep. Anita Burrows (R) told commissioners she had not heard anyone reject the need for immigration enforcement but said…
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