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South Berwick council schedules workshop, asks police and counsel to draft statement after resident testimony on ICE activity
Summary
After multiple residents described recent immigration enforcement activity in Maine, the South Berwick Town Council directed counsel and the police to draft a joint public statement and scheduled a workshop with the police chief to clarify local protections and the town’s stance.
Residents pressed the South Berwick Town Council on Tuesday to clarify how the town will protect immigrants and other residents in the wake of increased federal immigration enforcement in Maine.
Alicia Nellis Reyes told the council her family fled persecution and said she has seen municipal leaders and residents report arrests and warrantless entries tied to recent federal operations. “People every day…are being detained, separated from their families, or denied due process,” Reyes said during public comment, calling the federal activity “indiscriminate…
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