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Alamosa council directs staff to press ICE on zoning, seek limits on 1921 State Avenue hold room
Summary
After extensive public comment alleging overnight holds and poor conditions, the Alamosa City Council voted 6–1 to ask staff to contact ICE, seek clarity about operations at 1921 State Avenue and put parameters in writing to prevent expansion of the facility’s use.
The Alamosa City Council voted 6–1 to instruct city staff to begin formal discussions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about the agency’s use of a holding room at 1921 State Avenue and to put in writing limits that would prevent the facility from expanding beyond its current functions.
The action followed more than an hour of public comment in which residents called for enforcement of local land-use rules and for oversight after news reports that the site had been used as a holding room since about 2005. ‘‘I was surprised to learn that this facility has apparently been operating without local authorization all the way since 2005,’’ said Roxy, a community member who urged the council to pursue the memo’s first option: terminate the unlawful use.
Why it matters: The city attorney told council the site’s continued detention use appears inconsistent…
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