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Residents raise ICE concerns; Medford councilors urge local protections and Know-Your-Rights outreach
Summary
Multiple residents expressed fear after recent ICE activity and urged Medford officials to act; council members described local non-cooperation policies, proposed city ordinances and community "know your rights" outreach and urged residents to organize and report incidents.
Several residents used the public-participation portion of the April 9 meeting to urge the city to take stronger steps after reported U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the region.
Sabrina Hewitt, a Medford resident, said she is a trans woman and described fear about recent ICE detentions: “I need Massachusetts to feel safe… We could maybe make Medford a sanctuary city,” she told the council, asking officials to take visible…
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