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Taylor meeting erupts over police'ICE 287(g) agreement; school board asks city to terminate pact
Summary
Residents, the Taylor Board of Education and several council members pressed the city on an updated 287(g) agreement with ICE. Police Chief John Blair said officers would not be assigned to ICE task forces and would contact ICE only when suspects commit serious crimes; the school board requested immediate termination.
Police policy and a recent memorandum of agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement dominated public comment at the Taylor City Council meeting on June 17.
Police Chief John Blair told the council that officers would not be assigned to task forces or sent outside the city under the updated 287(g) agreement and that "if they commit a homicide or a serious crime, we would contact ICE," a position he said matches longstanding practice. He added that written explanations and prior signed agreements dating back to 2008 are on file with the city attorney and that officers have not been sent to ICE-led task forces under the…
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