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Residents urge transparency after reported ICE activity; council offers support, cites limited local authority
Summary
A resident said ICE detained a District 3 family member Jan. 13 and reported more than 50 incidents in Inglewood; council members expressed sympathy, underscored federal jurisdiction over enforcement and encouraged residents to seek city assistance.
A resident and daughter of immigrants told the Inglewood City Council on Feb. 3 that a relative in District 3 was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 13 and that she witnessed ICE detentions of construction workers nearby. The speaker, Maritza Medina Melgar, said more than 50 instances of ICE activity in Inglewood have been documented and asked the city for transparency and direct communication…
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