FRESNO, CA (KMJ/KFSN) – Fresno city council voted 6 to 1 Thursday to bar ice from staging their operations on city property.
Residents showed up to support the measure to prohibit ICE agents from staging operations at city-owned parks, parking lots or buildings unless the federal agency has a valid judicial warrant or court order.
Supporters say its to protect public safety and community trust.
Advocacy groups report an increase in immigration enforcement activity –up to 500 reports of ice activity each month.
Speaking to KMJ’s News Partner ABC 30, Flor Martinez Zaragoza, the founder of Celebration Nation, a local non-profit say families are afraid to leave their homes.
President Trump acknowledged his deportation agenda had gone “too far.” but says the “policy has not changed.”
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.
