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Residents urge Kankakee County Board to refuse cooperation with ICE
Summary
Two public commenters asked the board to declare noncooperation with ICE and to prevent federal immigration agents from using county property, citing community fear, declines in service use, and documented local enforcement incidents.
Two Kankakee County residents urged the County Board on Feb. 10 to publicly oppose local cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to take steps that would discourage federal enforcement operations on county property.
Jim Dugan, introduced by the chair as the first public commenter, told the board that recent nationwide enforcement incidents — and the perceived lack of accountability for agents — have chilled community cooperation with local law enforcement and public services. “These ICE…
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