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Long Beach officials say recent police actions were not ICE operations as residents raise alarm
Summary
Long Beach police described two recent incidents — a search-warrant arrest and a barricade removal — as local investigations, not U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, after residents expressed fear over ICE activity and organizers formed a local task force.
Long Beach police and city leaders told the City Council on July 1 that two recent law‑enforcement events in the city were local investigations and not actions directed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while community leaders said residents remain fearful and have formed a task force to press the city for answers.
Police Commissioner (name not specified) told the council the department executed a search warrant with the ATF the morning of the meeting and made an arrest, and that a separate June 13 incident required the Nassau County Police Department’s emergency service unit to extricate a barricaded person. The commissioner said, “It was not. It was an ongoing investigation. It's continuing ongoing, so I can't get into too many details, but it wasn't ICE related.”
The commissioner said the department has on two…
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