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Residents urge transparency as ICE leases private office space in Carmel; mayor says city lacks authority to block it
Summary
Multiple residents urged Carmel leaders to limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and demanded transparency after word that Immigration and Customs Enforcement leased privately owned administrative office space in the city. Mayor Finkham said the city was informed the space is for administrative overflow and that municipal authority to prevent the lease is limited.
Dozens of Carmel residents told the City Council on Feb. 16 they are alarmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has leased privately owned office space in Carmel, even if officials say the site is for administrative personnel rather than enforcement or detention.
At public comment, resident Sally Peeler said the presence of an ICE office near homes “creates fear and uncertainty, even for those who have done nothing wrong,” and urged the council to require full disclosure of the lease, affirm non-cooperation policies and ensure that “no city resources, personnel or facilities are used to support immigration enforcement.”
Other residents called for clearer limits…
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