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Resident urges Dayton council to pursue oversight after alleged ICE-police encounters
Summary
At open forum, resident Lissa Sennis described multiple disturbing interactions between ICE and local enforcement—stops of school drivers, late-night operations and alleged harassment—and urged the council to adopt transparency, oversight and review mechanisms to restore community trust.
Lissa Sennis told the Dayton City Council during open forum that her long-standing support for law enforcement is "wavering" because of what she described as repeated, troubling interactions between immigration enforcement and local officers. Sennis recounted multiple incidents—she said officers stopped a bus driver because of the driver’s skin color, asked students about their country of birth, and conducted late-night operations—adding that community members are afraid to come forward.
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