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Hundreds of residents urge Cumberland County to end jailICE contract
Summary
More than two dozen residents, students and advocates urged the Cumberland County Commission during a one-hour public-comment period to terminate the county jails contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing community fear, disruptions in schools and petitions signed by nearly 3,000 people.
Dozens of residents and community leaders pressed the Cumberland County Commission on Jan. 5 to terminate the county jails contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), telling commissioners the arrangement is traumatizing immigrant families and undermining public safety and school attendance.
Speakers representing neighborhood groups, educators, students and immigrant-rights organizations used the meetings hour-long public-comment period to describe the contract as a source of fear and to urge immediate action. "Terminate this contract and the county's collaboration with ICE, and act in alignment with the clear will of your constituents," said Ella Tabaske of Brunswick, who told the commission a petition urging…
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