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Residents urge Lane County to investigate Cottage Grove ICE arrest; board members say they stand with impacted families
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Lane County Board of Commissioners to investigate a Nov. 5 detention in Cottage Grove and to oppose federal immigration enforcement tactics; several commissioners had already issued statements and the county released emergency funds to help affected households.
Dozens of residents told the Lane County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 18 that recent federal immigration enforcement in Cottage Grove has caused fear and disruption and urged county officials to investigate and oppose what they called excessive tactics.
At the start of public comment, the chair recounted a personal story about a longtime friend and contractor who is undocumented and said, "It's not us and them, it's us," urging commissioners and neighbors to move beyond statements to personal action. Residents who spoke at the podium described the Nov. 5 incident in Cottage Grove, said a legal resident was pulled from…
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