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Lewiston council approves emergency ordinance limiting municipal cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Summary
After hours of debate and more than two hours of public comment, Lewiston’s City Council adopted an emergency ordinance restricting city employees from assisting federal immigration enforcement except when ‘legally authorized,’ a change officials said was requested by the police chief; the measure passed 5–2 and takes effect immediately for up to 60 days.
The Lewiston City Council adopted an emergency ordinance Tuesday night that restricts city employees from assisting federal immigration-enforcement operations except when doing so is “legally authorized” by state or federal law or a judicial order. The ordinance passed on a roll-call vote of 5 to 2 and takes effect immediately as an emergency measure for up to 60 days.
Councilor Chittum, who introduced the ordinance and said it mirrors pending state law (LD 1971), told colleagues the draft incorporates feedback from the police chief and is intended to preserve local resources and clarify staff responsibilities during a short…
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