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Residents urge Kyle council to limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Kyle City Council to publicly limit cooperation with ICE after a recent raid, saying enforcement activity has frightened families, discouraged crime reporting and strained local resources; council members heard testimony but took no formal policy action on enforcement at the meeting.
Dozens of Kyle residents urged the City Council on Jan. 20 to take a public stand limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement after recent operations in Hays County that several speakers described as violent and destabilizing.
During a lengthy public-comment period, residents — including Nikki Contreras, Sonia Reyna and others — described incidents they said occurred nearby and appealed to council members to protect schools, parks and public spaces from federal enforcement activity. “ICE is a public safety risk,” Nikki Contreras said…
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