Public commenter warns DOJ grant could expand immigration detention in Raleigh County
At the July 20 meeting, public commenter Kirk Crabtree said a Department of Justice grant application RCPD is pursuing repeatedly references 'criminal illegal aliens' and, if funded, could shift local jail operations and policing toward immigration detention; commissioners heard the remarks during public comment.
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Kirk Crabtree, a member of the public who gave his address to the commission, warned the Raleigh County Police Department’s application for a Department of Justice grant repeatedly frames immigration as a criminal matter and, if awarded, would change local policing and jail operations.
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