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Burnsville council directs staff to draft policy on federal immigration agencies staging on city property
Summary
After residents described recent ICE activity they said had intimidated immigrant neighbors and local businesses, the Burnsville City Council voted to direct staff to draft a policy restricting when federal immigration agencies may stage on city-owned property and to return it for council adoption.
Burnsville — The Burnsville City Council voted to direct city staff to draft a policy limiting when federal immigration agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security may use city-owned property for staging or processing operations.
At the start of the meeting’s public-comment period, resident Katarina “Katty” Gomez urged the council to "clarify that federal immigration agents may not use city owned parking lots, ramps, vacant properties, or parks" and to require officers to "display visible emblems or badges" while performing enforcement duties.
Another resident, Andrea Grazini, described several incidents she said involved large ICE deployments and aggressive tactics toward…
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