Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Residents press Montgomery County commissioners to adopt welcoming policy amid ICE enforcement concerns
Summary
Multiple residents told commissioners on Nov. 13 that recent immigration enforcement actions in Montgomery County have created fear and trauma and urged the board to adopt a welcoming resolution limiting local cooperation with ICE; county officials said they will follow up and noted limits on county authority.
At the Nov. 13 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners meeting dozens of residents used public comment to press the board to adopt a welcoming policy and to limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Steven Heath, a retired police professional from Cheltenham Township, told the board that “all that work is being decimated by the indiscriminate removal operations committed by ICE,” saying aggressive enforcement…
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
