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Saint Paul City Council adopts resolution ordering audits and reviews after ICE operation response
Summary
The Saint Paul City Council unanimously adopted a resolution directing an internal use-of-force review, coordination with the Board of Peace Officers Standards and Training, a financial audit of the Nov. 25 operation, and a review of the city separation ordinance after residents reported tear gas, pepper spray and rubber-bullet use during federal immigration enforcement. (5 in favor, none opposed).
The Saint Paul City Council adopted a resolution directing multiple reviews and audits after community reports and footage showed force used during federal immigration enforcement operations in late November.
Councilmember Coleman introduced the resolution, citing eyewitness accounts and video that “our officers deployed tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets, striking members of the public who are there exercising their constitutional right to observe and to protest,” and said the events have raised questions about decision-making inside the Saint Paul Police Department and…
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