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Residents urge Waite Park to address reported ICE activity, citing safety concerns
Summary
Residents told the Waite Park City Council they are alarmed by reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Waite Park and nearby Saint Cloud, saying detentions and a large raid risk panic and endanger children; they asked the city for public-safety assurances.
Jamie Opper, a Waite Park resident, told the council she is "deeply concerned about the ICE activity that is happening in Waite Park in Saint Cloud," saying she witnessed what she described as a "massive, massive raid" at Star City Mall involving "20, 30 ICE vehicles" and that "at least 2 US citizens were detained." Opper said those reports are creating fear in the community and urged the city to provide assurances to keep all residents safe, specifically naming…
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