Politics & Government
Danbury Officials Lessen Many Fears of Latino Community Leaders After Two-Hour Meeting: Report
City officials attempted to reassure those concerned in a meeting with Latino religious and business leaders last week.
DANBURY, CT — Leaders of the city's latino community left a two-hour meeting with city officials with many of their fears of the city's involvement with immigration enforcement lessened, reports the News Times.
Mayor Mark Boughton and Police Chief Patrick Ridenhour told those who attended the meeting that police do not take part in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and do not ask for proof of citizenship during routine traffic stops. Boughton added that the city will work with ICE to implement policy changes, but added that ICE looks to detain criminals, not ordinary undocumented residents.
Community leaders said they left the meeting with many of their fears lessened, reports The News Times.
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Boughton had recently told the News Times that the city will cooperate with federal immigration authorities implementing tougher immigration policies from the Trump administration, which had some in the city's immigrant population concerned.
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