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Washington County Commissioners pledge public support for DHS, ICE & police partnerships

by Kate Shunney

Washington County’s Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution at their February 10 public meeting expressing “full support for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and local law enforcement agencies.”

Recordings of the public meeting capture loud objections in chambers to the resolution and recent ICE activities elsewhere, causing a pause in the commission meeting.

“The resolution recognizes DHS and ICE for safeguarding the nation’s borders and…