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Nogales council approves $462,000 Operation Stone Garden reimbursement after public debate
Summary
The Nogales City Council on March 5 approved a subgrantee agreement with the Arizona Department of Homeland Security that will reimburse the city up to $462,000 for Operation Stone Garden overtime and mileage.
The Nogales City Council on March 5 approved a subgrantee agreement with the Arizona Department of Homeland Security that will reimburse the city up to $462,000 for Operation Stone Garden overtime and mileage.
The vote followed an extended public-comment period during which advocates from the Kino Border Initiative urged the council not to renew the contract, saying the program sows fear in immigrant communities. Sister Tracy Horan of Kino Border Initiative told the council, “For the sake of migrants who work and live in our communities and visitors who come to learn about and experience Nogales, we at KBI would ask the council,…
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