MARTINEZ — A growing effort from residents to force the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s office to end its collaborations with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency made its presence felt on Tuesday at a Board of Supervisors meeting as Sheriff David Livingston once again defended his policies amid an onslaught of public criticism.

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Testimony from dozens of community members electrified the Contra Costa County supervisors’ chambers for hours, as they demanded that their elected officials hear their call to stop working with ICE on immigration crackdowns in the county – despite the fact that the issue was not even technically on the agenda.

The ramp-up of immigration enforcement operations throughout California this summer has brought new scrutiny to county sheriff’s

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