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Residents press Camarillo council for transparency and limits on ICE cooperation after alleged local incidents
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the Camarillo City Council they have documented alleged ICE enforcement incidents, read names of people who died in ICE custody in 2025, and urged the council to adopt policies limiting cooperation with ICE and to require medical oversight and public reporting about 321 Cortez Circle.
At the Jan. 12 meeting of the Camarillo City Council and Camarillo Sanitary District, a lengthy public-comment period focused on alleged Central Coast immigration-enforcement actions, recent detainee deaths and local impacts at 321 Cortez Circle.
Denai Lassen told the council she had emailed members and cited reporting she said documented a wave of "kidnappings" during the Central Coast raids. Listing counts she said applied to late-December dates, Lassen told the council that regional totals "should give this council pause" and added: "If you are not prepared to meet this…
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