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Hundreds speak at Camarillo City Council meeting urging action after ICE arrests and unmarked operations
Summary
More than fifty public commenters urged the city to bar local cooperation with ICE and to prevent federal agents from staging operations on city property after a wave of unmarked-vehicle arrests and community reports of masked agents in Camarillo and neighboring areas.
During a prolonged public-comment period, more than 50 residents and community organizers addressed the City Council about recent immigration-enforcement activity in Camarillo and Ventura County, urging the city to act to protect residents and halt local cooperation with ICE.
Why it mattered: Callers described a pattern of unmarked vans, masked agents, staged vehicles (including at a commercial address, 321 Cortez Circle), and what they said were instances of aggressive arrests in agricultural fields and parking lots. Multiple speakers said local people fear leaving home, attending medical appointments, or reporting crimes. Several speakers asked the council to make clear policies and to direct the sheriff’s office to stop assisting federal agents.
What callers asked the council to do: The public…
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