BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to hold a community forum on Tuesday to provide transparency on the county’s cooperation with federal immigration officials in the past year.
The forum is called for by the California Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act, also known as the TRUTH Act.
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It is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 1115 Truxtun Ave., during the Board’s upcoming regular meeting, according to a public notice from the county.
The law requires governing bodies to hold at least one public forum each year if it has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to someone in its jurisdiction…