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Residents and neighborhood group ask Butte-Silver Bow commissioners to back a task force to protect immigrant neighbors
Summary
At the Feb. 25 council meeting, residents and Jesse Gonzalez of Butte Strong urged commissioners to form a community task force to prepare coordinated responses to immigration-enforcement actions, citing alleged local ICE activity; commissioners asked for corroborating information and the request was put on file.
At a Feb. 25 Committee of the Whole meeting, neighbors and members of the group Butte Strong urged Butte-Silver Bow county leaders to form a community task force to coordinate responses to immigration-enforcement activity and reduce fear among immigrant residents.
Jesse Gonzalez, representing Butte Strong Neighborhood Watch, told the commission that the group has seen "confirmed sightings" of enforcement activity and said the group’s mission is to "support community, safety, dignity, and the well-being" of neighbors who may be disproportionately impacted. "We are asking what can we do…
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