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Statehouse proposals to force cooperation with ICE decried by Akron City Council

Akron’s mayor and City Council are opposing four proposed state laws that would require agencies such as the Akron Police Department — and other entities like hospitals and schools — to cooperate with the enforcement of federal civil immigration laws. At-large Council Member Jeff Fusco railed against the bills as an affront to Akron’s right to…

Signal Akron Government Reporter Doug Brown by Doug Brown

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