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Cameron County approves MOU with ICE to identify detainees in county custody after public comment
Summary
After public comment and questions about staffing, training and legal risk, the Cameron County Commissioners Court voted Dec. 16 to approve a memorandum of understanding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify detainees already held in county custody.
Cameron County’s Commissioners Court voted Dec. 16 to approve a memorandum of understanding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that will let ICE identify people already held in the county jail.
The MOU was discussed at length after several members of the public urged the court to pull the consent item and to resist cooperation with ICE. Lynn Pare, a San Benito resident, told commissioners she has seen reports of people “being snatched up and disappeared,” and asked the court to reconsider agreements that increase fear in immigrant communities. Community organizer Lehi Licerio said further police involvement with ICE would increase deportations and erode trust, and…
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