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Speakers urge city leaders to denounce recent immigration enforcement actions and support families; calls for aid and resolution
Summary
Public commenters asked city leaders to condemn the recent immigration enforcement action tied to national figures and to provide financial and legal support to affected families. The committee did not take formal action but councilmembers and community groups were urged to coordinate aid.
Multiple speakers during public comment on May 13 urged Springfield leaders to respond to a recent immigration-enforcement operation that local advocates say separated family members and used the death of a Springfield resident in political messaging.
Kathy Schwartz read a statement on behalf of her daughter, Emma Schafer, and criticized a political visit by national figures that used Schafer’s death for a public-policy statement. The statement said the event was retraumatizing for the family and urged city leaders to work across differences to create a more…
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