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Residents ask Hickory City Council to clarify local response after reports of ICE activity
Summary
Several residents urged Hickory's council to hold a public forum and clarify what the city can do after reports of ICE activity in the area; a council member said he contacted the city manager and police chief, who "assured me that ... no incidents took place in our city."
Multiple residents used the council's public-comment period on Nov. 18 to express fear about reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the region and to ask the council to clarify its stance and protections.
Park Englefield, a recent mayoral candidate, said residents had told him they were fearful and confused and…
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