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Ferndale council adopts ordinance limiting local cooperation with civil immigration enforcement
Summary
After public testimony urging stronger protections, the Ferndale City Council adopted a revised ordinance on second reading that narrows city cooperation with certain civil immigration enforcement actions and adds administrative enforcement language; council members said the measure will be further strengthened over time.
Ferndale — The City Council on second reading approved an ordinance intended to limit city cooperation with civil immigration enforcement, a move proponents said will protect immigrant residents and critics said should go further.
The ordinance, sponsored in committee and brought back with redline edits, adds more specificity around exigent‑circumstance exceptions and clarifies that disciplinary processes can apply to staff who violate the policy, city staff said during the meeting.
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