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CalEPA memo on immigration enforcement spurs public calls for clearer protections at Water Board meetings
Summary
Public commenters asked the State Water Resources Control Board on May 6 to adopt clearer safeguards for immigrant and vulnerable participants after a CalEPA memo about agency interactions with federal immigration officials became public.
Public commenters at the State Water Resources Control Board’s May 6 meeting urged the board to spell out clearer protections for people attending public meetings after a CalEPA memo describing limitations on staff interaction with federal immigration agents became public.
Speakers raised civil‑rights, public‑safety and outreach concerns and asked the board to use its communication channels to let communities know what the memo means for participation in board and regional hearings. They also asked the board to consider sworn public hearings in cases where complainants say local investigations were incomplete.
At the meeting, LULAC representative Jeff Ellsworth…
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