Joint Statement from Mayor Esther Manheimer, Board of Commissioners Chair Amanda Edwards, and Members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
Our community’s strength comes from our diversity, and we are unwavering in our commitment to ensuring Asheville and Buncombe County remain safe and welcoming places where everyone can grow and thrive. All our residents deserve to feel secure while going about their daily lives.
Expected US Customs and Border Protection operations are causing unnecessary fear in our community. We’ve seen what happened in other cities: people without criminal records detained, violent confrontations erupting. We don’t want that here…