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Residents press council over DHS warehouse purchase and immigration enforcement concerns
Summary
A resident expressed alarm about federal immigration detention practices and asked whether El Mirage would stand against inhumane treatment; council members later raised concern after news that the Department of Homeland Security purchased a local warehouse and asked staff to hold an open public meeting with police to address resident fears.
A Feb. 3 public commenter described alleged abusive conditions in federal immigration detention and urged the El Mirage City Council to "stand up against cruelty" and to ensure a nearby unused warehouse would not be used for detaining migrants.
Arturo Borunda, speaking during the call to the public, described what he called "a huge building about 7…
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