OSSIPEE — Petitioned Article 26, recommending that the police department end its 287(g) contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, passed 75-56 at the March 12 town meeting.
The article had been petitioned by Joshua Arnold and others. Collaborating with ICE, he said, “sets a bad precedent. We’re saying we’re going to act as federal agents. There’s a lot of federal agencies out there. Where do we draw the line?”
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