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Carlsbad residents press council for clarity and protections after reported ICE activity
Summary
Multiple residents and advocacy groups urged the council to clarify police interactions with ICE, post 'know your rights' and mental-health resources on the city website, and consider resolutions limiting ICE activity on city property following reported sightings and an out-of-county incident.
A large group of residents and nonprofit leaders addressed the council during the resumed public-comment period, reporting repeated sightings and alleged staging of ICE agents near Dove Library and along El Camino Real and asking the city to take proactive steps to protect vulnerable community members.
Ali Vrainberg, who runs the Belonging Lab, said a 15-year-old who attempted suicide was handcuffed by Carlsbad police when officers arrived, and asked the council to consider changing policies that lead to minors being…
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