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Public commenter urges mayor to tell ICE to ‘stay out of Indio’; criticizes police chief and federal enforcement

Indio City Council and Indio Water Authority · February 5, 2026

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At public comment, Daryl Bellos accused Indio police leadership of bias and urged Mayor Holmes to publicly tell Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stay off city property as a symbolic gesture of protection for the city's majority Hispanic/Latino residents.

During public comment at the end of the meeting, Daryl Bellos criticized the mayor and Indio Police Chief Bridal Tully, alleging that the city's leadership has "doubled down" on what Bellos called "white moderate" attitudes toward immigration enforcement. Bellos urged Mayor Holmes to use her platform to tell ICE to stay out of Indio as a symbolic local message of protection for the city's roughly 68% Hispanic/Latino population.

"Mayor Holmes and Indio police chief Bridal Tully have doubled down with white moderate attitudes on immigration enforcement," Bellos said, arguing that local silence leaves residents vulnerable and that a public statement would be important even if it is symbolic.

Bellos referenced past events and regional enforcement leaders and suggested that an explicit social-media message would be appropriate: "If you don't use your platform to tell ICE to stay out of Indio, we'll see... unilateral assault on our civil rights continued escalators," he said. The mayor did not make a new public statement during the meeting; the mayor earlier indicated interest in bringing an item back for study and comparison with other cities.

The comment was part of the formal public-comment period; council did not take action on the request at this meeting.