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Resident urges Burnsville to join mayors' coalition, voices concern about ICE activity
Summary
Resident Deborah Menke pressed the city to join or align with a mayoral coalition opposing certain ICE activities, describing encounters she said showed officers acting without regard for community spaces; Mayor Elizabeth Kautz responded that Burnsville is "Burnsville focused" and participates in broader mayoral efforts including the U.S. Conference of Mayors' letter to Congress.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, resident Deborah Menke urged Burnsville officials to consider joining or supporting a mayoral coalition she said was forming to resist certain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities.
"ICE has has totally disrupted everything," Menke said, describing encounters she said…
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