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Residents press Compton leaders for answers after ICE activity; city, sheriff say they received no advance notice
Summary
Public commenters described ICE enforcement in Compton shopping corridors and asked why the city had not issued alerts. City Manager Hopkins and a county sheriff captain said local governments typically receive no pre-notification; the mayor provided rapid-response resources and urged solidarity.
A large number of residents used the Jan. 27 public-comment period to describe recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in commercial corridors and to demand immediate information and protections from city leaders.
"People are being picked up publicly creating fear, trauma and disturbance in our neighborhood and local economic," said Maria Variel, who identified herself as president of the Compton Latino Chamber of Commerce, and demanded answers about coordination between ICE and the city. Patricia Gonzalez, the chamber’s vice…
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