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Immigrant-rights group explains ICE warrants, California protections and family-preparedness steps
Summary
A speaker from a community-based immigrant-rights group briefed the council on constitutional protections, the difference between judicial and administrative warrants, and state laws (noted: AB2291, AB4, B-54) while urging residents to prepare family plans and use a hotline for assistance.
A community-education presenter described constitutional protections and practical steps residents can take if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears at a home or workplace, and urged Compton officials to amplify outreach.
Winston Lea, representing a "Know Your Rights"/community-education program with a local immigrant-rights organization, told the council that the single most important rule if ICE appears at a private home is not to open the door and to demand that officers slide a…
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