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Resident asks whether DHS/ICE will operate in Middletown; city official says renovated courthouse will be for city courts, not immigration detention
Summary
A member of the public raised concerns about the Department of Homeland Security possibly opening a facility in Middletown; a city official said the renovated former federal court will operate as a city/regional court facility funded in part by state grants and is not an ICE detention site, and said the city would oppose any such federal detention facility.
During the public-comment portion of the Police Commission meeting, audience member Alan Peterson asked whether the Department of Homeland Security or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was likely to purchase or use buildings in Middletown, citing recent reporting about activity in nearby Chester, and whether the building at 25 South Street was being renovated for court administration or for potential…
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