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Public commenters urge Lebanon County to discourage 287(g) agreements with ICE; commissioners table resolution for later consideration
Summary
Residents urged the Lebanon County Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution discouraging county participation in 287(g)-style agreements with ICE; supporters warned of community trust and liability risks while opponents argued for law-enforcement cooperation. Commissioners placed a citizen draft resolution on a future agenda for consideration.
Michael Schroeder, a South Annville Township resident, asked the Lebanon County Board of Commissioners to adopt a citizen-drafted resolution “strongly discouraging county offices, agencies, and officials from assisting ICE in the enforcement of civil immigration law,” citing a 16-page annex he submitted to the board that he said documents alleged abuses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Schroeder told the commissioners he had spoken with Sheriff Jeff Marley, who he said assured him the sheriff’s office would not change existing procedures, but Schroeder warned that monetary incentives tied to 287(g)-type agreements create structural pressures that could undermine…
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