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Public testimony presses Lackawanna County commissioners to adopt 'Protect Our Neighbors' ordinance; request to release solicitor memo fails
Summary
Dozens of residents urged Lackawanna County commissioners on March 4 to adopt a proposed "Protect Our Neighbors" ordinance limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement; a motion to waive attorney-client privilege on a solicitor memo received no second and did not pass.
Dozens of residents on March 4 told the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners that the proposed "Protect Our Neighbors" ordinance is needed to protect immigrant neighbors from what several speakers described as fear-inducing federal enforcement actions.
The public-comment session — which drew multiple personal testimonies and faith-based appeals — focused on limiting local use of county resources for civil immigration enforcement and preserving trust between local government and immigrant communities. "Our neighbors will not live in fear of the people who are paid to serve them," said Jessica McGuigan, a licensed counselor, urging the board to "vote yes on the protect our neighbors…
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