The Redwood, California, City Council voted 4-3 in favor of asking staff to draft an ordinance that would limit the city's cooperation with immigration authorities.
“Council voted 4-3 to direct staff to enact an ordinance restricting the use of city resources to work with ICE as a future agenda item in the first quarter of 2025. Thank you, RWC !” City Councilman Chris Sterken said in a Facebook post.
The vote was taken ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration on January 20, 2025, during which he vowed that as president he would begin the “largest mass deportation” in U.S. history. .
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“The results of the national and state elections have brought fear and anxiety to many of us. As your representative, I am committed to making Redwood City a safer and more inclusive community for all. I assure you that we will do our best,” Starken said in a Facebook post earlier this month.
During Monday's discussion of the proposal, Sturken said he was in favor of passing an ordinance that would prohibit city resources from being used to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless required by law. insisted.
“This ordinance would codify the existing non-cooperation policy with ICE and extend it citywide,” Sturken said.
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The Redwood City Council voted 4-3 in favor of asking staff to draft an ordinance that would limit the city's cooperation with ICE. (Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)
Redwood City website This “indicates that the Redwood City Police Department does not actively participate in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, which fall under the jurisdiction of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“This means our officers will no longer search anyone suspected of being in the country illegally and will serve all citizens, regardless of their immigration status,” the site also states.
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