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Residents urge Benton County to end or review use of 287(g) during public comment
Summary
Several residents told the Benton County Quorum Court they want the county to end use of 287(g) immigration enforcement, meet with Latino community leaders, and add oversight of the sheriff's office; the court took no formal action during the meeting.
Several residents used the court's public-comment period to urge Benton County to stop local participation in 287(g) immigration enforcement, to increase oversight of the sheriff's office and to meet with Latino community leaders.
"The trauma of ripping a parent from their family will be unsurmountable," said Nicole Mazzoni, a Rogers resident, criticizing local ICE activity and urging the court to end the county's use of 287(g).…
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