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Residents urge Curry County commissioners to reconsider sheriff’s ICE agreement
Summary
Residents during public comment accused the sheriff of signing an ICE agreement without notice and warned it will erode public trust and harm immigrant families; county detention staff said ICE holds should not extend detention beyond authorized release and apply to people already charged with serious crimes.
Several Curry County residents used the commission’s public-comment period to press elected officials to reconsider recent cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agreement was signed without public notice and risks civil‑rights violations.
"I am here to talk about the gross overstep from Sheriff Brockett regarding the ICE agreement he signed without public knowledge a month ago," said Victoria Robledo, a Curry County resident, who described attempts to obtain information from the sheriff and said the department would execute “administrative warrants” she described as not issued by judges. "If someone's constitutional rights are…
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