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Immigrant workers and families urge Iowa City Council to adopt workplace‑safety resolution after arrest cited
Summary
More than a dozen public commenters on Nov. 3 urged the council to adopt a workplace‑safety/due‑process resolution following the Sept. 25 arrest of a worker they identified as Jorge Alazar; speakers described family separation, fear at work, lost benefits and asked the city to protect immigrant workers and require employer safeguards.
Dozens of public commenters pressed the City Council on Nov. 3 to adopt a workplace‑safety resolution after residents described an on‑the‑job arrest they say occurred without a warrant.
Several speakers identified themselves as family members or coworkers of a man they named Jorge (Jorge Alazar) and said the Sept. 25 arrest separated families and left dependent children without needed support. Laura Castro, an Iowa City resident, said Jorge was arrested “without a warrant” and called the family’s separation “very…
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