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Immigrant rights advocates and community members are pushing back on a new Jenkintown measure that they say allows local police to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents without judicial warrants.
On Sept. 29, the borough council approved a policy that outlined Jenkintown Police Department’s stance on “illegal immigration.” The order states that local police should treat everyone equally, follow anti-bias rules and cannot enforce immigration laws or call ICE on victims, witnesses, juveniles or if someone is stopped for a traffic violation…