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Residents urge Cumberland County commissioners to end ICE contract during public comment
Summary
During an extended public‑comment period, multiple residents urged Cumberland County commissioners to cancel the county’s contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raised concerns about sheriff cooperation with ICE, and asked whether the sheriff will comply with upcoming state law LD 1971.
Multiple residents used the county’s public‑comment period on March 16 to call for the Cumberland County commissioners to end the county’s contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Shelby Layton, who identified herself in the meeting as a resident of South Portland, told the board: “I’m here to ask you to end the contract with ICE as usual,” and asked whether the commission is providing oversight of sheriff’s office cooperation with Portland and South…
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