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Resident urges Kern County to declare sanctuary status after Border Patrol actions

2112442 · January 15, 2025
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A District 5 resident told the board that recent Border Patrol actions have caused fear in immigrant communities and urged supervisors to meet with local leaders and consider sanctuary-county protections.

Sandra Melgosa, a resident of District 5, used the Jan. 14 public presentations period to urge the Kern County Board of Supervisors to act after recent Border Patrol operations in Bakersfield.

"CBP tore families apart and inflicted fear and terror," Melgosa said,…

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