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Residents, unions urge Iowa City Council to adopt Fourth Amendment-style protections for immigrants
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Dozens of residents, union leaders and immigrant organizers urged the Iowa City Council to adopt a Fourth Amendment-style resolution clarifying rights and staff protocols when federal immigration agents appear in city workplaces; speakers emphasized training, signage and legal clarity but acknowledged the city cannot confer immigration status.
Dozens of residents and labor leaders told the Iowa City Council on Nov. 18 that the city should adopt a Fourth Amendment-style resolution to clarify constitutional protections and provide staff with training and signage when federal immigration agents appear in city workplaces.
Megan Vollenweider, president of AFSCME Local 183, said city employees are uncertain how to respond if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enters a workplace and urged the council to adopt the resolution proposed by Escucha Mevos in “its full and intended form,” including…
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