Councilmember Martita Santangelo told the Camarillo City Council she has received reports of alleged ICE impersonations, traffic enforcement by masked federal officials and recent local hate incidents and said she will introduce an anti‑hate resolution for consideration at a future meeting.

Santangelo said the reported impersonations and enforcement actions have “generated fear and anxiety in our Ventura County community, feelings I deeply understand,” and said she has met with Chief of Police Brian Tennyson and spoken with Ventura County Sheriff Jim Freihoff as part of preliminary follow‑up.

The comment came during the council comments section of the meeting, not as an item on the formal agenda. Santangelo described personal and community effects, saying family members are carrying passports “for fear of being targeted due to their brown skin,” and announced, “I intend to introduce an anti hate resolution for consideration at a future meeting.” She asked for another councilmember to cosponsor and offered to work with staff on drafting the measure.

Mayor Kevin Kildee and others on the dais affirmed the council’s seriousness in addressing hate incidents and public safety; the mayor said the city “takes it very seriously.” The police chief was acknowledged in the discussion for meeting with Santangelo and responding to at least one incident she described.

A later public comment expanded on similar concerns. Blanca Celia Ortega, who identified herself as “a concerned resident of Camarillo and Ventura County,” described an incident at the Ventura County Courthouse she said involved a man released from jail who was then approached by masked individuals in unmarked vehicles. Ortega told the council: “Our law enforcement assisted in a warrantless abduction of a man on US soil.” She urged the council to fulfill its oath to “protect the constitution and the people of this community.”

Discussion during the meeting indicated initial follow‑up steps: Santangelo said she had met with police leadership and planned to meet with the sheriff; she requested council support to place an anti‑hate resolution on a future agenda. No formal council action on the proposed resolution occurred at this meeting.

The city’s next steps, as stated on the record, are for Santangelo to collaborate with staff on a draft resolution and to seek a cosponsor from another councilmember before the item is scheduled. Citizens who spoke at the meeting provided written copies of their remarks to the clerk.