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Saint Paul council adopts police ID ordinance, urges hotels not to house federal immigration agents and continues public grievances hearing
Summary
The council unanimously adopted an ordinance requiring visible identification for officers, passed a nonbinding resolution urging hotels not to host federal immigration agents, and continued a high-profile public hearing on grievances over federal immigration operations after residents testified about raids and a car crash tied to an ICE pursuit.
The Saint Paul City Council on Thursday adopted an ordinance requiring law enforcement officers working in the city to display visible identification on the outermost layer of their uniform and passed a resolution urging hotels not to house federal immigration agents, while extending a public hearing into grievances about federal immigration operations.
The ordinance (Ordinance 26-6) was presented as a measure to increase transparency and accountability. "Saint Paul residents have the right to be aware of an officer's identity and agency affiliation," Vice President Kim said in floor remarks. The council voted 6–0 to adopt the ordinance.
The council also suspended rules to take up a separate resolution urging hotels within St. Paul to refrain from housing federal immigration agents.…
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