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Dozens urge Rockingham County not to contract with ICE; board pledges public hearing before any vote
Summary
Public comment at the Nov. 20 Rockingham County meeting focused on opposition to a potential contract with ICE to house detainees. Multiple residents, faith leaders and an attorney warned of constitutional and fiscal liability; Hazel Spires said attorneys will deliver a legal memo on potential county liability within about two weeks.
During the public-comment period at the Nov. 20 Rockingham County Board of Commissioners meeting, a sustained group of residents and community leaders urged the board not to enter a contract with the federal immigration enforcement agency to detain people in county facilities.
Jo Jordan opened the public-comments sequence saying she opposed ICE operations in New Hampshire and argued that nonviolent people and some U.S. citizens…
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