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Family testifies after ICE raid at Ambiance warehouse; councilmember urges protection for sanctuary policies
Summary
A family member told the City Council about the June 6 Ambiance warehouse raid that detained 14 indigenous Zapotec workers; Councilmember Isabel Jurado and advocates called for efforts to protect sanctuary-city limits on local cooperation with immigration enforcement.
Councilmember Isabel Jurado told the Los Angeles City Council on June 25 that 14 garment workers, many indigenous Zapotec, were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a workplace raid on June 6, and she introduced a family member to describe conditions and ask officials to defend the city’s sanctuary practices.
The councilmember read the detainees’ names and said the raid left families “without answers.” Jurado introduced Uriel (identified in public comment as the daughter of detainee Mario) to speak to the council about her father’s treatment and to press elected leaders to “step up” to protect sanctuary-city…
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