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Residents urge York City to curb ICE activity and report racial profiling
Summary
Several York City residents told the council they fear increased immigration enforcement and described incidents they say amounted to racial profiling; a student speaker framed recent protests as peaceful calls for unity.
Residents used the March 3 York City Council public-comment period to urge local action limiting immigration-enforcement practices and to describe alleged discriminatory stops.
Alyssa Jackson told the council she has attended multiple meetings "to speak about the safety of the residents of York City" and said, "ICE cannot be allowed to terrorize the citizens of York." Jackson urged the city to "stop ICE from having free reign," saying the community "is more afraid every day." (Alyssa Jackson)
Fabiola Mesa recounted an…
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