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Community groups urge Councilwoman Guardado to back policing resolution limiting detentions for minor traffic stops
Summary
Activists and community members asked Councilwoman Betty Guardado to support a local resolution they described as directing Phoenix Police Department to adopt cite-and-release practices, end routine stops for low-level violations, and prevent city funds from enabling deportation or immigration enforcement.
Community organizers and residents asked Councilwoman Betty Guardado at the budget hearing to back a resolution they described as protecting residents from detention following minor traffic stops and restricting city resources from being used in ways that lead to deportations.
Monica Marientos, who identified herself as an organizer with Boiler in Action, asked the councilwoman to "make the commitment to support the resolution for thriving communities." Marientos said the measure contains "four…
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