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Residents press council for concrete steps on ICE encounters and a briefing on police equipment
Summary
Public commenters and councilmembers urged clearer local responses to ICE enforcement and asked the police chief to brief the council on militarized equipment after recent protests; a resident proposed fines and enforcement for ICE vehicles operating without proper authority.
Public commenters at the Jan. 20 meeting urged Santa Ana officials to adopt clearer policies and give residents more protection from federal immigration-enforcement actions.
Resident Danny Shemel told the council he was asking for a tangible plan beyond symbolic ordinances and made a series of specific proposals for local responses when federal agents are present. He urged the city to use…
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