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Residents urge Billings City Council to bar local cooperation with ICE and seek alternatives to Israeli-owned geofencing
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Billings City Council to direct police not to enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE, to limit data-sharing and to seek alternatives to Placer AI for parks geofencing; councilors heard a range of public comments but took no formal action at the meeting.
Multiple residents urged the City of Billings on Monday to take concrete steps to limit local cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to change the city’s use of geofencing software.
At public comment, Sonia Davis, a downtown resident, asked the council to “direct the parks and rec department to find an alternative software” to Placer AI and argued no government should engage with what she described as “apartheid states.” Davis identified Placer AI as an Israeli-owned company and said the council should prioritize transparent procurement alternatives.
Lane Dorsey, speaking for the Billings Alliance…
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