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Indio Council directs city attorney to file FOIA request with DHS for aggregate data on residents taken into custody
Summary
Following public testimony about fear and community impacts from federal immigration enforcement, the council voted 3–2 to direct the City Attorney to send a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking aggregated 2025 data (counts, statuses, detention locations and outcomes) on residents taken into custody.
Councilmember Oscar Ortiz asked the council to formally request transparency from the Department of Homeland Security about residents taken into custody in Indio, citing reports of families who do not know where relatives have been detained and alleging poor treatment in facilities. Ortiz proposed tailoring the request to seek aggregate data (counts, immigration status…
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