A council member asked whether the city can require Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to refrain from masking and to clearly identify themselves when operating in the city; the city manager said staff will follow up and noted state-law constraints.
During general reports a council member (Speaker 5) asked: "can the city require ICE agents to not mask and to clearly identify themselves? I know it's state law, and we have our policies for our officers, but can we have policies for federal officers?" The city manager (Speaker 2) replied, "I will, not pretend to know the answer to that, and we will follow-up with that." The manager's response indicates staff will research legal constraints and report back; no formal directive or ordinance was adopted at the meeting.
The transcript records the council member referencing "state law" when raising the question but does not specify which statute or cite a particular legal authority. The council did not take further action during the meeting; the matter was left as a follow-up item for staff research.