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Residents tell Blaine council federal-agency activity is sowing fear; callers urge separation ordinance
Summary
Multiple residents testified at the Feb. 2 Blaine City Council meeting that recent visits by federal immigration agents have unsettled neighborhoods and local businesses, urged the council to limit local cooperation and asked for clearer police response and a local 'separation ordinance.'
Dozens of Blaine residents used the council’s open forum on Feb. 2 to describe encounters with federal immigration-enforcement personnel and to urge city leaders to act to protect residents and local businesses.
Carlos Mostack, who said he has lived in Blaine for 26 years, told the council he and his neighbors are “feeling genuine fear” after repeatedly observing heavily armed, masked federal agents in the community. “When the Blaine Police Department is present, I feel protected,” Mostack said, adding that residents want the city, police and neighbors to work together so people can feel safe in their own neighborhoods.
Several speakers made sharper allegations about federal conduct. Colette Adkins said she filmed what she called “the unlawful detention of a U.S. Citizen” and asserted she had observed…
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