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Councilmember presents video alleging ICE 'kidnapping' at Terminal Island, seeks port police cooperation
Summary
A councilmember showed a video the morning of Aug. 26 that he said depicts ICE officers detaining people at Terminal Island. He introduced an amendment asking the police department at the port to work with his office and community witnesses and asked that evidence be preserved for prosecutors.
Councilmember Macosker (district 15) showed a brief video at the start of the Aug. 26 meeting that he said documented U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detaining people at the Harbor/Terminal Island area. Macosker said the footage shows officers mocking community members and that the conduct amounted to threats and “kidnapping.”
“Voy a exhortar a la gente a que documenten… la evidencia se puede usar en la corte cuando los oficiales no se identifican y sus derechos se violan,” Macosker told colleagues while presenting the video. He said the…
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