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Mankato residents describe fear and ask county to act after ICE enforcement at community center
Summary
Two public commenters described a Jan. 15 enforcement action in a community center parking lot and urged the board to use its platform: one recounted community trauma and local healing efforts, the other urged the board to call for ICE to leave Mankato and to provide public information on rights.
During public comment at the Blue Earth County board meeting on Jan. 20, two speakers described local impacts from an immigration enforcement action and urged the county to respond.
Sue Lake, a Mankato resident and member of the Vine community, told the board she did not witness an 'ice raid' in the Vine parking lot on Jan. 15 but received immediate reports and photographs from class participants who…
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