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Community expresses fear over ICE rumors; Human Rights Commission moves to send letter and schedule more outreach
Summary
Community members urged clearer communication and protections after rumor-driven anxiety about ICE activity; the commission moved to adopt a supportive letter to the Board of Supervisors (motion seconded) and officials announced a Feb. 4 public meeting to review compliance and resources.
Community members used the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission special meeting to describe fear, call for transparency, and propose immediate action by county leaders.
Multiple speakers recounted anxiety in immigrant communities after recent rumors that ICE was operating locally. Public commenter Dulceo Espilen, who identified herself as a single mother and immigrant from Colombia, asked what would happen to children if a parent were deported. The sheriff responded that county social services would assume custody if a…
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