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Residents urge Norristown council to bar police cooperation with ICE, demand transparency
Summary
During public comment members of Monco Community Watch and other residents urged the Norristown council to require transparency about any local law‑enforcement cooperation with ICE and to adopt accountability measures if officers act outside constitutional limits.
At a council meeting, community leaders pressed Norristown elected officials to publicly limit or prohibit local police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to adopt transparent accountability processes.
Stephanie Vincent, a leader with Monco Community Watch, told the council that ICE operations have sown fear in Black and Brown neighborhoods and urged elected officials to make clear that the Norristown Police Department will not support unconstitutional ICE actions. “Put it so what my *** are, put it on clearly on…
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