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Residents urge Alexandria to divest and demand public scrutiny of sheriff’s cooperation with ICE
Summary
Dozens of public commentators called on the City Council to adopt an ethical investment resolution to remove city funds from companies tied to ICE and weapons manufacturers, and many asked the council to press Sheriff Sean Casey to explain his office’s voluntary cooperation with ICE at a public hearing.
Hundreds of residents packed the Alexandria City Hall public comment period to press the City Council to act on two related concerns: city investments in companies they say enable overseas and domestic human-rights abuses, and the sheriff’s detention practices that some speakers tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Speakers representing unions, faith groups, and neighborhood activists asked the council to add an “ethical investment” resolution to its docket that would screen city pensions and reserve funds for…
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