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Residents urge Huntsville council to refuse ICE partnerships and 287(g) authority
Summary
At a lengthy public-comment block, residents presented a citizen resolution asking Huntsville to decline contracts granting local officers immigration-enforcement authority (e.g., 287(g)), citing family separations, distrust and impacts on reporting of crimes; council heard the resolution and received wide public support.
Dozens of residents urged the Huntsville City Council on Sept. 11 to adopt a resolution preventing the city from entering contracts that would grant local law enforcement federal immigration‑enforcement authority.
Public commenters recounted recent detentions, family separations and what they described as overreach by immigration agents and state laws that expand police powers. "If Huntsville cooperates with ICE and these practices, then we too are complicit," speaker Beth Pugh told the council. (speaker 20)
A formal citizen resolution read by David Brown (speaker 33) asked the…
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