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Angelenos describe fear and disruption from recent ICE enforcement at City Council public comment
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Residents, service providers and Councilmember Adrian Nazarian told the City Council that recent federal immigration enforcement actions are disrupting work, school and services and creating widespread fear in immigrant communities across Los Angeles.
Councilmember Adrian Nazarian told the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday that recent federal immigration enforcement actions are harming neighborhoods and local institutions and urged continued attention to the issue. "This federal administration continues to threaten our communities, disrupting workplaces, schools, places of worship," Nazarian said at the start of public comment.
Residents and service providers described families hiding, people skipping medical appointments and workers unable to go to their jobs. "A lot of us have seen it. A lot of us have friends that are going through it," said Brenda Lopez, who identified herself as representing the Hispanic…
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