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Resident urges Kent County to adopt sanctuary policies, criticizes ICE holds
Summary
A Grand Rapids resident told the county commission that the sheriff is holding people for ICE without judicial warrants, urged the board to adopt six sanctuary policies, and said such practices undermine community safety and the county's stated Kent County 2050 values.
John Haines, a Grand Rapids resident, used the general public-comment period on April 23 to press the Kent County Board of Commissioners on the sheriff's cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Haines said he had reviewed the county's Kent County 2050 plan and argued the sheriff's practice of holding people for ICE after bond, in some cases without a judicial warrant, is…
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