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Residents demand transparency, FOIA and an ordinance after unmarked ICE actions in Whittier
Summary
Multiple residents and community organizers urged the Whittier City Council to demand transparency and pass an ordinance requiring federal agents to identify themselves after several incidents August 19 that community members and speakers described as violent and involving unmarked vehicles.
Dozens of residents who said they witnessed or were affected by federal immigration enforcement activity urged the Whittier City Council on Aug. 26 to file Freedom of Information Act requests, investigate recent detentions and adopt an ordinance to require federal agents to identify themselves when operating in the city.
The appeal followed multiple public comments describing incidents on Aug. 19 in which speakers said unmarked vehicles and masked men detained at least six people, including three taken at a site where bystanders said an individual was forced from a car "leaving with visible injuries." Community members repeatedly asked the council to use its authority to demand details and to support legal transparency.
Why it matters: Speakers said the incidents left families afraid to go to work, vulnerable residents avoiding school and businesses scrambling to care for…
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