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Residents urge Thousand Oaks leaders to speak against ICE tactics; city points to immigrant resources and reports no city role in an ICE facility
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked the council to oppose U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and called for visible protections for immigrants; city staff said 'know your rights' materials exist and that reports of an ICE facility in Newbury Park appear to concern a private business that may service federal clients.
At the start of public comment on Oct. 21, multiple Thousand Oaks residents told the City Council they are alarmed by recent immigration-enforcement activity they described as aggressive ICE operations in the region and urged city leadership to publicly oppose the tactics and take local protective steps.
Public commenters described eyewitness accounts and local impacts. Joseph Dubinsky Jr., who identified himself as a Camarillo resident, said three neighbors were taken that morning and accused law enforcement of cooperating improperly with ICE; Rosanna Guerra, a 32-year Thousand Oaks resident, described a pattern of raids in the county and asked the council and mayor to “reject the complacency and speak with one voice…
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