Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Residents and nonprofits urge Marathon County committee to pause 287(g) enforcement agreement
Summary
Four community speakers, including staff from HOLA and Neighbors Place, urged the Public Safety Committee to halt or more closely oversee the sheriff's 287(g) jail enforcement agreement with ICE, citing fear among immigrant families, risks to public safety reporting, and requests for routine public data on detainers and related jail stays.
Public commenters at the Marathon County Public Safety Committee's Nov. 11 meeting urged elected supervisors to pause or subject the sheriff's 287(g) jail enforcement agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stronger public oversight.
Donna Ambrose, executive with the Neighbors Place food pantry, said the agreement chills access to basic needs: "When local law enforcement works with ICE to report anyone in jail without documentation...it creates fear, and that fear keeps families from coming to us for food and basic needs," and added, "Hunger…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
