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Residents urge eviction moratorium as council demands federal records on ICE activity; Cudahy directs FOIA request
Summary
After extensive public comment calling for a 60‑day eviction moratorium and a local state of emergency over ICE raids, the Cudahy City Council voted Aug. 19 to urge federal representatives to act and directed staff to submit Freedom of Information Act requests to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for records on enforcement activity.
Hundreds of residents and community organizations urged Cudahy elected officials Aug. 19 to declare a state of emergency and impose a 60‑day eviction moratorium in response to a wave of immigration enforcement activities, and the council responded by unanimously approving a resolution urging federal representatives to act and directing staff to file Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Public testimony was extensive and centered on fear of raids, family separations and requests for tenant protections. Sandra Herrera told the council the community is “being attacked, especially those in the workforce,…
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