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West Chester council adopts ordinance requiring council approval before police enter 287(g) ICE agreements
Summary
After a public hearing, the West Chester Borough Council voted to require council approval before the police department may enter any immigration-enforcement agreements under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, citing transparency and local oversight.
The West Chester Borough Council voted March 18, 2026, to adopt an ordinance requiring borough-council approval before the West Chester Police Department may participate in any immigration-enforcement agreement under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The measure passed following a public hearing and a roll-call vote.
A borough staff member told the council the ordinance is intended to ensure "public input and a vote, an up-or-down vote whether to enter in or not enter into that agreement," and to make any such agreement transparent rather than negotiated unilaterally by a police…
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