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Residents report ICE activity, urge McMinnville to clarify role and protections
Summary
During public comment dozens of residents described aggressive immigration enforcement activity in McMinnville, reported multiple arrests (including a minor), and urged the council to provide clear protections and engage Unidos and the Attorney General; council leadership released a statement and pledged to seek guidance from the state AG.
Dozens of residents filled the council chamber Tuesday to describe what they said were aggressive immigration-enforcement actions in McMinnville and to call on city leaders to provide clarity, transparency and protection for impacted families.
Speakers told the council they had documented unmarked federal vehicles, license-plate swapping, abrupt traffic stops that "pinned" civilian cars, and aggressive arrests that in some cases involved minors. "A total of 6 McMinnville residents were arrested that day," said Miriam Vargas Corona, executive director of Unidos Bridging Community, summarizing community documentation of the November…
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