Flathead County commissioners urged to cut ties with federal immigration authorities
The Flathead County Courthouse in Kalispell on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Advocates urged Flathead County commissioners on Monday to cut ties with immigration enforcement agencies after federal agents shot dead a second Minneapolis resident over the weekend.
Flathead Democracy, a local advocacy group, organized the turnout as part of its "ICE Out” campaign, which launched after the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good on Jan. 7. Over the last week, advocates have asked city councilors and local law enforcement agencies to refuse to cooperate with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection.
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