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Residents press Santa Barbara council on ICE encounters; staff to return with updated police/immigration protocol
Summary
Multiple public commenters described alleged ICE incidents and urged the council to adopt binding policies limiting local cooperation; staff said a resolution clarifying police protocols will return to council on March 10 for further public input.
A wave of public commenters on Feb. 24 told the Santa Barbara City Council they have witnessed or documented troubling interactions between federal immigration agents and members of the public and asked the council to tighten local policies and increase transparency.
Elsa Granados, speaking as a local resident and organizer, said she witnessed an ICE enforcement action in which officers “mistreat, spray, and body slam another community member” and said some Santa Barbara Police Department officers stood by while the incident unfolded.…
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