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Garden Grove residents press council to respond to mayor pro tem's remarks and increase protections for immigrants
Summary
Multiple public speakers urged the council to condemn recent statements by Mayor Pro Tem Joe Dovin, called for legal defense funds and clearer city stances on cooperation with ICE, and requested outreach to inform residents of their rights; Mayor Pro Tem Dovin was absent from the meeting.
A string of public comments at Tuesday’s Garden Grove meeting focused on immigration enforcement and recent public remarks by Mayor Pro Tem Joe Dovin. Speakers representing local advocacy groups and residents urged the city to take concrete steps to protect immigrant residents and to clarify whether city staff should cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Mai Nguyen Do, research and policy manager at the Harbor Institute for Immigrants and Economic Justice, told the council that…
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