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Residents, advocates press San Bernardino council on ICE enforcement and day‑laborer harassment; request day‑labor center and meetings with police
Summary
Multiple residents and community organizations urged the council to address alleged police harassment and ICE enforcement tactics targeting day laborers near the Home Depot on First Street and requested a formal day‑labor hiring site, a moratorium on citations and a meeting with the police chief.
Several residents and community organizations used the June 18 public comment period at the San Bernardino City Council meeting to demand action on alleged harassment of day laborers near the Home Depot on First Street and to raise broader concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement in the region.
Speakers representing day‑laborer advocacy groups and neighborhood residents said officers have been ticketing and harassing workers who gather informally in the lot, and they pressed the city to create an organized day‑labor hiring center on a nearby commercial parcel and to meet with police leadership to stop enforcement practices they described as discriminatory.
"When we asked for their badge number and identification, they said…
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