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Pasadena council adopts staff-led limits on federal immigration activity on city property, pushes zoning review and outreach
Summary
The City Council asked staff to finalize an administrative policy limiting use of city‑owned property for immigration enforcement, ordered revamped public resources and contractor disclosures, and referred zoning and transit protections for further review. The motion passed 5–0 on April 6.
The Pasadena City Council on April 6 voted 5–0 to direct staff to finalize a package of policies designed to limit the use of city property for federal civil immigration enforcement and to improve public information and contractor transparency.
Deputy City Manager Alex Sto told the council staff has developed an administrative policy intended “to limit the use of city‑owned or controlled property … from being used as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for civil immigration enforcement activities.” Sto said interior signage is already posted in city facilities, an exterior sign is expected to be posted by May 1, and the administrative policy will be completed the week of April 15. He also confirmed staff has launched a city web page of resources at cityofpasadena.net/immigrationresources.
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