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Residents and Taylor school board urge council to affirm or withdraw from 287(g) ICE agreement; police chief and mayor respond
Summary
Multiple residents and the Taylor Board of Education urged the city to terminate its 287(g) immigration agreement with ICE, citing risks to students and families; Chief John Blair and the mayor said officers will not be assigned to task forces and that the department will only notify ICE when arrests reveal an immigration violation.
Several residents and the Taylor Board of Education used the June 17 public-comment period to press the City Council on the police department’s recent 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Linda Moore, president of the Taylor Board of Education, read a resolution that asked the mayor, city council and Chief John Blair to terminate the agreement immediately. The resolution said the updated 287(g) arrangement designates functions to Taylor personnel that include power to arrest and detain for…
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