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Residents press council to require ICE agents to show badges and identify themselves during operations
Summary
Dozens of residents used the public comment period to call for greater transparency and accountability when federal immigration agents operate in town — urging visible identification, unmasking, and clearer cooperation rules with local law enforcement. The police chief said state law restricts CSPD cooperation with immigration enforcement.
Colorado Springs — A series of public commenters urged the City Council Tuesday to adopt a resolution requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to clearly identify themselves and not wear masks during enforcement actions in the city, saying unmarked or masked personnel have sown fear in neighborhoods and complicated local policing.
Several speakers recounted recent local incidents in which masked, armed agents detained people in public or private settings. Dina Kim and Sean Maddox…
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