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Residents press Oakland County to act locally on ICE; commissioners refer measures to new ad hoc committee
Summary
Dozens of Oakland County residents used a nearly four‑hour public‑comment period to demand immediate county action to limit federal immigration enforcement on county property and to fund legal and food assistance. Commissioners created an ad hoc committee and referred several specific resolutions for legal review.
Dozens of Oakland County residents filled the board chambers on Feb. 19 to press the county to adopt enforceable local measures to limit federal immigration enforcement and to provide immediate aid to affected families.
Speakers described witnessing or hearing reports of civil‑immigration enforcement activity across the county, cited national incidents and demanded that the board use county authority now. Repeatedly throughout the morning and afternoon, public commenters urged the commission to adopt five specific local actions: bar DHS, CBP or ICE activity on county property without a judicial warrant; refuse 287(g) agreements; allocate $50,000 for legal aid for residents;…
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