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Day laborers, advocates urge sanctuary protections after ICE detentions; council asked to act
Summary
Day laborers, advocates and family members said ICE arrests near a Home Depot have terrorized workers who gather to seek work; speakers called for a sanctuary ordinance, a protected hiring site and a halt to police cooperation with ICE.
Multiple speakers and organizing groups asked the City Council to adopt protections for day laborers and to stop practices they said invite federal immigration enforcement.
Organizers and residents described a series of recent detentions of day laborers after public comments at council meetings and alleged that citations, traffic enforcement and other city actions had left laborers vulnerable to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "We want an ordinance that says San Bernardino will not collaborate with ICE and protects undocumented residents from unjust detention," said Diane Lopez, a licensed clinical social worker,…
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