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Residents urge Clermont County to end cooperation with ICE, demand transparency on proposed data center
Summary
Multiple residents told the commissioners Feb. 11 that the county's memorandum of agreement with ICE harms trust and public safety; several speakers also criticized secrecy around a proposed data center and urged town halls and more direct engagement.
BATAVIA, Ohio — Dozens of residents used the public comment period at the Clermont County Board of Commissioners' Feb. 11 meeting to press the board to rescind its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and to demand greater transparency about a nearby commercial project residents said is being handled behind closed doors.
Bob Drake of Union Township told the commissioners that local collaboration with ICE "erodes trust, spurs racial profiling, and reduces public safety by deterring immigrant cooperation with police," and said deputies spending time on ICE holds takes them away from other duties. "Spending…
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