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Residents press St. Petersburg council to end 287(g) agreement with ICE
Summary
Multiple residents and faith leaders urged the City Council to rescind or refuse cooperation under the city's 287(g) agreement with ICE, saying the partnership harms immigrant communities; council members acknowledged concerns and said they will explore legal and policy options.
Several residents, clergy and advocacy groups used the Feb. 5 St. Petersburg City Council meeting to press elected officials to end the city's 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Testifiers described fear in immigrant communities, cited national examples of harsh enforcement tactics and urged the city to sever or refuse participation in cooperative enforcement.
Reverend Ben Atherton Zeman of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Saint Petersburg said, "Any way we're connected to ICE as a city puts…
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