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Immigrant‑rights speakers urge Cincinnati to limit cooperation with ICE after local detentions
Summary
Multiple public commenters condemned recent ICE arrests and urged City Council to adopt concrete sanctuary policies, citing the detention of a 19‑year‑old and broader enforcement actions affecting local immigrant communities.
Speakers at Cincinnati City Council’s public‑comment period called on city leaders to adopt concrete policies limiting cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to take stronger steps to protect immigrant residents after a series of detentions.
"City council is hiding behind a hollow sanctuary city label while they and the police force continue to fully cooperate with ICE," said Ally Garcia, a lifelong Cincinnati resident, during public comments. She asked council to enact policies that…
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