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Maryville council adopts resolution opposing ICE processing/detention in industrial warehouses after residents’ comments
Summary
After an hour of public comment opposed to a proposed ICE processing/detention facility, the Town of Maryville council unanimously adopted Resolution 26-02 opposing conversion of local warehouses for immigration enforcement processing; the resolution calls for transparency and outreach to federal and congressional offices.
The Town of Maryville council on Jan. 27 adopted Resolution 26-02 formally opposing conversion of industrial warehouses within town limits into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing or detention facilities.
Clerk-Treasurer Eric January read the resolution into the record, citing a Washington Post article that described a federal draft solicitation that could seek private contractors to renovate warehouses for detainee processing. The resolution states the town and its officials had not been contacted by federal authorities and that such conversions could create…
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