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Dozens of Thousand Oaks residents urge city to adopt noncooperation with ICE, ask for legal-defense support
Summary
Thirty-four public commenters pressed the Thousand Oaks City Council to adopt a formal noncooperation stance with federal immigration raids, create a legal-defense fund and host bilingual Know-Your-Rights trainings; councilmembers and staff promised follow-up discussions with the sheriff's office and community groups.
Dozens of residents told the Thousand Oaks City Council on July 8 that recent immigration enforcement operations in the Conejo Valley have left families afraid to leave their homes and asked the city to take formal steps to limit local cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Speakers asked the council to adopt a citywide policy of noncooperation with immigration raids, create or support a legal defense fund for people detained without warrants, prohibit ICE from using city or county property for operations, and host bilingual Know-Your-Rights workshops. "Nothing stops you from speaking out, and silence is complicity," said Diana Terry, a Conejo Valley resident and local business owner. "I'm here because my neighbors are being kidnapped in unmarked vehicles," she told the council.
Jesus Orozco, who identified himself as a 22-year-old Thousand Oaks resident, said immigrants perform essential work for the…
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