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Residents urge Rutherford County to end 287(g) agreement during public comment
Summary
Multiple citizens during public comment urged the county to end its 287(g) immigration agreement with ICE, accusing local law enforcement of participating in practices that separate families and violate rights; no county official announced immediate termination during the meeting.
Several residents used the public‑comment period at the Oct. 16 commission meeting to press Rutherford County leaders to withdraw from the 287(g) immigration agreement.
Pamela Jones opened the comments by drawing historical parallels and accused Sheriff Fitzhugh of misleading the public about the agreement: "It's been reiterated how the 287gs agreement will cost the city, how we were…
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