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Redmond resident urges council to declare sanctuary city amid immigration enforcement concerns
Summary
A Redmond resident urged the council to declare the city a sanctuary and cited reported detentions and recent emergency declarations in other Oregon cities; the statement was public comment and prompted no immediate council action.
A Redmond resident who identified themself in public comment urged the council to declare Redmond a sanctuary city and said they would campaign on the issue if needed.
The speaker, identified in the transcript as Trevor, said national immigration enforcement actions had led to more than 66,000 detentions and that several Oregon cities "have now passed formal declarations of emergency to safeguard immigrants." He called on Redmond to adopt sanctuary policies and to develop enforceable protections and support services for immigrant residents. "If ICE happens to be watching this tonight, you come for my immigrant friends, You come for me too," the speaker said.
The comment was part of the public comment period; no council motion or formal response appears in the transcript for this item.
