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Takoma Park residents press council to adopt stronger resolution against federal immigration enforcement tactics
Summary
Dozens of residents and faith leaders urged the Takoma Park City Council to upgrade its recent statement on federal immigration enforcement to a formal resolution, pressing for measures such as support for the county Trust Act, protections for residents’ data and requiring federal agents to display identification and warrants.
Dozens of residents, faith leaders and grassroots organizers urged the Takoma Park City Council on Jan. 14 to convert a recent council statement into a stronger, publicly debated resolution opposing aggressive federal immigration enforcement.
Speakers at a packed public-comment period, including Karen Elrich and David Reed, said the city’s existing statement condemning the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Goode did not go far enough and asked the council to transmit a formal resolution to county and state officials. “In this moment, we choose solidarity over silence, care over violence, community over fear,” said Karen Elrich, urging more…
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