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Residents press Montclair council for $300,000 emergency fund, ban on ICE staging and contract limits
Summary
At an April Montclair City Council meeting, residents and advocates urged the council to create a local support fund, ban ICE from staging on city property and stop city contracts that provide data-sharing to immigration enforcement; an advocate group provided counts of reported incidents and staff said a report will be prepared for council consideration.
Residents and immigrant-rights advocates urged the Montclair City Council to take immediate local action after repeated reports of immigration-enforcement activity in the city, asking for a $300,000 emergency support fund, a prohibition on ICE using city property for operations and a ban on city contracts that facilitate data-sharing with immigration authorities.
The appeals came during the public-comment period, where dozens of speakers described alleged early-morning detentions, abandoned vehicles and community fear. "Since the judge's decision, and yet you still refuse to resign, after being found liable for ******…
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