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Residents press Orange County on arrests tied to ICE; leaders say county limited to booking and seeking reimbursement
Summary
Community speakers described unmarked arrests and family separations tied to state agencies working with ICE; county staff said Orange County does not perform immigration enforcement and is negotiating an IGSA reimbursement rate with the U.S. Marshals Service while legal options were discussed.
Multiple residents used the public‑comment period at Friday’s Orange County commission meeting to describe recent arrests in neighborhoods and ask the county to act to stop what they called aggressive enforcement tactics by state or federal agents.
Erica Gomez Tejeda, representing the Immigrants Are Welcome Here coalition (SEG 841), said the county had “an obligation to understand your obligations to cooperate with ICE” and pressed the commission to pursue legal clarity.…
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