"Rose Amador, retiring CEO of nonprofit ConXión to Community which runs the employment center, said a U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agent walked in Tuesday and identified himself as a police officer. According to Amador, the agent was looking for the man and said he had a warrant for the arrest. He flashed his phone, but Amador said he didn't have a paper warrant."
"This was not only an abduction of one of our neighbors, it was an attack on the trust our immigrant community has built here in San Jose. When federal officers conceal their identity or impersonate local law enforcement, it spreads fear, it spreads confusion and it spreads distrust across our neighborhoods that is unacceptable in our city."
"In response to the arrest, Ortiz and Councilmembers Bien Doan and Domingo Candelas said they are crafting a policy to provide more support for immigrant communities through outreach and employer education on best practices in partnership with Santa Clara County. They plan to introduce the policy next week at the Rules and Open Government Committee meeting."
An ICE agent in plain clothes entered a San Jose employment center, identified himself as a police officer, and arrested a man after flashing his phone but without presenting a paper warrant. ConXión staff said the man had fled an immigration check-in office the previous day when he saw agents and that agents arrested his wife. City councilmembers condemned the action as undermining trust in immigrant communities and said they will craft a policy for outreach and employer education in partnership with Santa Clara County. The county recently approved a regional response for residents facing deportation and allocated $13 million for legal defense.
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