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Commission unanimously refers immigrant‑rights petition to staff after packed public‑comment period
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment, the board voted to refer language from the Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion Initiative petition to staff for a draft resolution; commissioners also directed a chair's letter asking the school board to convene on family homelessness.
A broad public turnout pressing the county on immigration enforcement and family homelessness ended with the commission unanimously referring a petition from the Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion Initiative (GINI) to staff to draft a resolution.
"We, the undersigned residents of Alachua County, believe in due process, public safety, and the dignity of every person," read Ethan Maia Deniedel (speaker 30) as he presented the petition to commissioners and asked the board to publicly oppose ICE offices in Gainesville or anywhere else in Alachua…
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