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Commissioners criticize state 'Operation SAFE' and city boulder installation; item on Denver Avenue boulders remains open
Summary
Commissioners debated state-led Operation SAFE encampment clearings and the mayor-authorized placement of boulders near the Denver Avenue bus station; Compassionate Tulsa criticized the state actions as cruel and urged compassionate, long-term solutions. Commissioners requested more data and invited city staff back to the commission for further说明
Members of the Tulsa Human Rights Commission spent substantial time discussing state-led homelessness clearance operations and the recent placement of boulders near the Denver Avenue bus stop designed to limit encampments.
Commissioners described the state’s Operation SAFE (Swift Action for Families Everywhere) as a program that posted notices and offered people bus rides to the city’s Be Heard site or risk arrest; they said undocumented people may have been transferred to ICE. The commission reported public messaging and actions they described as abrupt and without apparent coordination with the mayor’s office or local outreach providers.
A commissioner summarized Compassionate Tulsa’s criticism, reading a…
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