Resident asks about rumored ICE facility; council says none planned

Apr 14, 2026

During public comment, Emily Simon asked whether rumors of an ICE facility in Lakeside were true. Mayor Wood said the council had been told by State Representative Val Boyle that ICE leadership indicated no facility is planned in Lakeside at this time.

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Emily Simon, a resident participating by Zoom, asked the Lakeside City Council whether recent rumors that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility might be built in Lakeside were accurate. "There have been a lot of rumors regarding an ice facility potentially to be built in Lakeside," she said, asking the council to comment on the veracity of those reports.

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