US EditionCalifornia's Santa Clara County Creating Barriers for Immigration Arrests on County Property
Santa Clara County and San Jose aim to protect immigrant communities by banning immigration enforcement on public property, where over 40% of residents are foreign-born, officials said.
- Santa Clara County and San Jose are creating barriers to restrict federal immigration operations on public properties.
- An ordinance is being drafted to limit the use of county properties for immigration enforcement, despite ICE's authority to enforce federal law.
- County leaders aim to establish ICE-free zones by using physical barriers, locking gates, and posting signs to prevent ICE agents from using county properties without court orders.
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California's Santa Clara County creating barriers for immigration arrests on county property
Santa Clara County leaders will establish ICE-free zones throughout Silicon Valley — raising physical barriers and locking gates to prevent federal immigration agents from unlawfully using county properties for surveillance and arrests.
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The Mercury newsSanta Clara County, San Jose propose ‘ICE-free zones’ amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
As President Donald Trump’s renews his threats to send the National Guard to the Bay Area, Santa Clara County and San Jose are proposing “ICE-free zones” that would prohibit immigration enforcement activity to take place on county or city-owned property. It’s the latest act of resistance against the Trump administration from a county where more than 40% of residents are foreign-born and one in five immigrants are undocumented, according to count…
Santa Clara County, City of San Jose propose limiting immigration enforcement on owned land
San Jose and Santa Clara County both introduced proposals that would protect places like parks, parking lots and property from being used as staging grounds during immigration operations without an official warrant.
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