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Resident email urges county sheriff not to assist ICE in targeted arrests
Summary
A written public comment read at the meeting voiced concern that children and families could be targeted by ICE and asked whether county law enforcement would cooperate with ICE operations. The comment called on the sheriff and county authorities to clarify their approach.
Clerk Lindsay Daly read a written public comment from Jill Stevenson asking that county law enforcement not enable targeted arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that could disrupt children and families at local schools.
Stevenson, who identified herself as a resident of East Lindavista Drive, said she observed children at Puente de Hozo Elementary playing and raised concern that undocumented students could be targeted. The comment asked what residents should expect from the county sheriff and urged protections for “innocent, law-abiding immigrants” who may not have legal status.
Clerk Daly read the submission into the record during Call to the Public. No county law-enforcement official responded during the meeting; the comment was entered for the public record.
The board did not take action on the comment; commissioners acknowledged receipt and moved on to scheduled agenda items.
