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Residents urge Coon Rapids to respond to ICE activity; council offers no formal action
Summary
Dozens of residents used public comment at the Jan. 20 Coon Rapids City Council meeting to describe ICE activity they say is frightening families and businesses and to request a public statement; councilmembers thanked speakers but took no formal action.
Dozens of residents asked the Coon Rapids City Council on Jan. 20 to publicly address recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity they said is disrupting neighborhoods, schools and local businesses.
At the start of the public-comment period, several speakers described people being detained near schools, businesses and hospitals and urged the council to issue a statement or pursue legal remedies. "The silence from the Council is deafening," Angela Nelson said, urging officials to acknowledge community fears and to rebuild trust. Multiple speakers asked…
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