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Richfield council hears residents recount ICE encounters, details city actions including emergency ordinance and outreach
Summary
Residents urged police to document ICE interactions and called for protections; city staff described an emergency ordinance banning federal 'staging' on city property, new web resources, rental-assistance spending and work toward a local pre-eviction-notice extension.
Residents at Richfield City Council’s Feb. 10 meeting described recent immigration-enforcement encounters and urged the city to document and mitigate local harms, while city staff outlined steps already taken, including an emergency ordinance, outreach pages and assistance programs.
Betsy Stark recounted witnessing ICE agents chase and remove a man at a busy intersection and said a responding Richfield officer told her the department would not file a report: “They they don't do that for this.” Stark asked the Police Department to begin creating reports when officers assist at immigration-enforcement scenes and to document abandoned vehicles and community costs tied to removals.
City Manager Rodriguez said the council adopted an…
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