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Residents urge Mesa to end 287(g) cooperation with ICE; others defend police practices
Summary
Three residents urged the Mesa City Council to withdraw from its 287(g) agreement with ICE during public comment; one speaker urged keeping the agreement and thanked first responders. City manager said Mesa PD practices have not changed since 2009.
Multiple residents used public comment time at the Aug. 25 Mesa City Council meeting to urge the council to withdraw from the city’s 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while another speaker publicly defended Mesa police practices and opposed defunding. No formal council action to change the agreement was taken at the meeting.
At the podium, Noah James Markham said he wanted Mesa to “get rid of this agreement with ICE” and asked the city to consider creating a museum for Japanese Americans interned during World War II, linking his request to concerns about cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Jeanne Fasanella, a District 3 resident, urged the council…
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