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Carlisle council adopts ‘Community Trust’ ordinance limiting local cooperation with civil immigration enforcement
Summary
After more than three hours of public comment, Carlisle Borough Council voted 6–1 on Nov. 13 to adopt the Carlisle Community Trust and Local Autonomy Ordinance, which codifies existing borough practices limiting local involvement in civil immigration enforcement and bars conditioning most borough services on immigration status.
Carlisle Borough Council on Nov. 13 adopted an ordinance described by supporters as a formal codification of existing borough practice that limits borough agents from assisting federal civil immigration enforcement in most routine situations.
The ordinance, titled the "Carlisle Community Trust and Local Autonomy Ordinance," passed on a roll-call vote of 6–1 after an extended public-comment period that drew dozens of speakers. Deputy Mayor Landis, Councilors Terry, Bruce, Shiles and Stewie and Mayor Sean Schultz voted in favor; Councilor Mellon voted no.
Supporters at the meeting and in public comment framed the ordinance as a narrow protection for everyday interactions between residents and borough staff. "The ordinance really does nothing to change or improve our current policy or procedures, but it simply codifies what already exists," Councilor Mallon said during the council discussion, urging colleagues…
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