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Soledad council members express solidarity with immigrant communities after ICE raids, urge restraint in local enforcement
Summary
At the close of the June budget workshop the council allowed comments on recent ICE operations in Los Angeles; the mayor and several council members expressed solidarity with immigrant residents, noted local law enforcement does not enforce federal immigration law, and urged calm and lawful public engagement.
Several Soledad council members used an added council‑comment period at the end of the June budget workshop to address recent immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles and to assure local residents that municipal law enforcement does not enforce federal immigration law.
Mayor Anna Velasquez read a statement expressing solidarity with affected families, described the raids as causing fear and…
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