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Residents ask Valparaiso council for policy limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Summary
Dozens of residents asked the council to adopt policies clarifying when city resources and surveillance footage would be shared with federal civil immigration authorities and to require judicial warrants before releasing footage; the mayor said ICE presence in the city has been negligible but the council will take comments under advisement.
Multiple residents addressed the council during the public-comment period, urging elected officials to adopt clear policies governing how city resources and surveillance data would be used in coordination with federal civil immigration enforcement.
Carolyn Rodea, speaking for a local advocacy group, asked the council to publicly state policies that protect civil liberties and to investigate what peer cities are doing. "Will you allow ICE on city…
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