Tell Portland City Council: Protect our Resources, Public Safety, and Constitutional Rights

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Portland City Council is considering an ordinance to limit local participation in federal immigration enforcement, safeguard constitutional rights, and ensure that local resources are used for local priorities. The second public hearing and final vote are on Monday, April 27, and the council needs to hear from you.

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Subject Support Order 180-25/26, Protect Immigrants' Rights and Due Process

Maine has taken important steps to ensure that local resources are used for local priorities, not for federal immigration priorities set by politicians in Washington. We urge you to pass Order 180-25/26 to strengthen these efforts in Portland. The order would ensure that our local city employees focus on our local needs and safety by declining to support certain federal immigration operations.

As you likely know, LD 1971 will take effect this summer, limiting the ability of law enforcement to engage in most federal civil immigration enforcement efforts. I urge you to strengthen these protections by ensuring clear accountability mechanisms and widening the scope of protections to cover all city employees, not just law enforcement.

Importantly, LD 1971 and Order 180-25/26 have carve-outs allowing for cooperation with federal officials in cases of serious criminal investigations through state-federal task forces.

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I respectfully urge you to pass Order 180-25/26 to protect our local resources, maintain public safety, and keep Portland a community where all people can thrive.

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