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Santa Clara council agrees to fast-track immigrant-protection policies ahead of Super Bowl after hours of public pleas
Summary
After more than two hours of public testimony urging protection of immigrant residents before the Super Bowl, the Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously to place a council member's request to agendize comprehensive immigrant-protection policies on the Feb. 3 special meeting agenda.
More than two dozen residents and community organizers urged the Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday to immediately consider policies limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement ahead of the Super Bowl, and the council voted unanimously to agendize the request for discussion and possible action at a Feb. 3 special meeting.
The public presentations centered on a set of measures community groups have drafted and asked the city to adopt on a fast timeline: prohibiting local law-enforcement cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement except when compelled by a valid judicial warrant; establishing "ICE-free" zones on city-owned property, including stadium places and adjacent public spaces; preventing disclosure of resident data (such as nonpublic…
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