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Glendale police say department does not conduct immigration enforcement; council seeks updates if federal pressure increases
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the Glendale Police Department told the City Council it does not engage in immigration enforcement and is in compliance with SB 54; the department said a 2007 contract allowing temporary housing for ICE detainees has not been used since 2018 and that transfers to federal custody in 2024 were zero.
The Glendale Police Department told the City Council on Jan. 7 that it does not conduct immigration-enforcement operations and that it complies with California law restricting local cooperation, specifically citing SB 54.
Chief Sid (identified in the transcript as the Glendale Police Department representative) told the council that local law enforcement generally does not engage in immigration enforcement, which is primarily a federal responsibility. He said the department’s written policies closely model SB 54 and that the Glendale…
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