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Residents urge Billings council to bar local cooperation with ICE; activists call for resolution
Summary
During non‑agenda public comment, several residents and immigrant‑rights groups urged the council to adopt a resolution directing the Billings Police Department not to enter 287(g) agreements or otherwise cooperate with ICE; speakers cited national incidents and demanded protections for immigrant residents.
A series of public commenters urged the Billings City Council to adopt a resolution directing the Billings Police Department not to enter 287(g) agreements or otherwise cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Andreas, speaking for the Billings Alliance for Immigrant Rights, pressed the council to “not allow ICE terror in Billings,” described national enforcement incidents and asked the council to follow Helena’s example by…
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