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Residents urge Costa Mesa to restrict cooperation with ICE, require agent identification and fund legal aid
Summary
Dozens of residents at the July 15 Costa Mesa City Council meeting urged the city to adopt a resolution limiting local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, require federal agents to identify themselves and wear no masks during enforcement, and to support legal defense and notification measures for immigrant residents.
Dozens of Costa Mesa residents used the July 15 public-comment period to press the City Council for actions aimed at limiting federal immigration enforcement tactics they said are terrorizing neighborhoods.
Speakers described local incidents and national trends and asked the city to adopt a formal resolution directing no cooperation with ICE, to require federal agents operating in the city to show agency identification and refrain from wearing masks during enforcement, to use the city's alert system to notify residents of enforcement activity when possible, and to allocate or help raise funds for legal defense and rapid-response services.
The request came during an extended public comment session dominated by immigration enforcement concerns. Residents described people being detained in unmarked vehicles, agents…
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