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Public commenters clash after county removes ICE-denouncement resolution from agenda
Summary
Public comment at the Winnebago County Board meeting focused on a proposed resolution denouncing recent ICE actions. Speakers were sharply divided: some urged the board to protect immigrants and require judicial warrants for enforcement, while others said the county lacks jurisdiction and praised the decision to remove the resolution.
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors removed a proposed resolution denouncing recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations from the agenda, then heard more than a half-hour of sharply divided public comment on the issue.
At the outset of public comment, Sarah McInich urged supervisors to insist that federal immigration agents operate with judicial warrants and follow basic accountability: "All I'm asking for is them to just follow the rules. Judicial warrants," she said, adding that whistleblower reports and detainee conditions…
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