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Montgomery County Council unanimously adopts local Values Act requiring staff guidance, training and public reporting portal
Summary
The Montgomery County Council on March 24 unanimously enacted Bill 3-26, requiring the county executive to publish guidance and trainings for staff who may interact with federal immigration enforcement, limit access to certain county spaces for civil immigration enforcement, and create an online portal for public reporting.
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved Bill 3-26 on March 24, directing the county executive to develop and publish guidance and training for county staff on interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and to limit certain civil immigration-enforcement activities on county property.
Committee chairs said the bill, described during debate as a county-level "Values Act," is designed to separate county services from federal immigration enforcement and to strengthen community trust. "The purpose of this bill is to establish policies to govern interactions with our county facilities,…
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