Residents urge Rutherford County to end 287(g) agreements during heated public comment
Dozens of residents used the public-comment period to call on the commission to withdraw from 287(g)/ICE agreements, describe fear and harm from immigration enforcement, and request transparency from commissioners and the sheriff's office; commissioners responded by urging communication and offering tours of the jail.
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A sustained series of public comments at the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 12 pressed the board to end local participation in 287(g) agreements with federal immigration authorities.
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