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Residents press Maple Grove Council for action as ICE presence alarms neighborhoods; police chief outlines response
Summary
Residents urged Maple Grove leaders to act after reports of unmarked federal agents near schools and hotels; Police Chief Eric Werner said he’s coordinating with federal partners, affirmed complaint channels and said LRAD was used in speaker mode during an unlawful assembly at a hotel.
Residents and legal observers pressed the Maple Grove City Council on Feb. 2 to address repeated federal immigration‑enforcement activity they say has left families and witnesses fearful, while the city’s police chief described steps taken to improve coordination and accountability.
Several residents told the council they had seen unmarked vehicles, officers without visible identification and aggressive tactics near schools and hotels. "I feared for what could have happened to my wife if she had been boxed in," said Brandon Reimers, a legal observer who asked not to be publicly identified at the meeting. He urged the Police Chief to confirm that officers…
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