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Community coalition and dozens of residents urge Ventura County to end voluntary ICE cooperation, call for oversight and legal aid
Summary
At the Truth Act forum, community members, immigrant advocates and a local coalition urged the county and sheriff to stop voluntary transfers to ICE, criticized the July Glass House operation, and asked the Board of Supervisors to pursue oversight and funding for legal defense.
Dozens of residents and advocates told the Ventura County Board of Supervisors during the Truth Act forum that voluntary cooperation between local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement harms community trust and public safety and must end.
Willie Luke, a Thousand Oaks resident who identified himself with Buen Vecino and the ICE Out of Ventura County Coalition, said the forum’s statutory purpose includes both transparency and accountability. “County officials are required to receive and consider public comments,” he told the board, and urged the sheriff to “reconsider the policy of voluntary ICE cooperation.”
Speakers representing immigrant-rights organizations, farmworker advocates, clergy,…
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