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Residents urge Norwalk to adopt sanctuary policies and create relief fund amid ICE activity
Summary
Several residents used oral communications to urge the Norwalk City Council to pass sanctuary-city resolutions, fund emergency relief for families affected by recent ICE activity and require identification and limits on federal enforcement operations in the city.
Multiple residents used oral communications to urge the Norwalk City Council to take concrete action to protect immigrant community members after what speakers described as a recent wave of workplace raids and kidnappings in the region.
Speakers called on the council to pass a sanctuary-city resolution, create a financial relief fund for families affected by immigration enforcement actions, require unmasked and identified federal agents when operating in the city, and direct staff to draft ordinances to implement those protections. Several speakers cited recent regional activity and said temporary court orders…
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