Hood County commissioners hear heated public debate over joining ICE 287(g) program
The Hood County Commissioner's Court heard a lengthy discussion April 8 about whether the sheriff27s office should adopt one or more ICE 287(g) models. Supporters urged formal participation for public-safety reasons; opponents raised due-process and community-safety concerns. Sheriff said Hood has filed paperwork for the warrant service model and emphasized the county27s involvement would focus on jail processing, not street raids.
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Hood County Commissioner's Court heard more than an hour of public comment and questions April 8 as commissioners considered whether the Hood County Sheriff27s Office should participate in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement27s 287(g) program.
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