A proposed resolution in Cypress to reaffirm civil rights and condemn “excessive force” by federal immigration agents sputtered out this week after failing to gain traction among city council members.
The proposal from Cypress City Councilwoman Rachel Strong Carnahan came days after Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, kicking off a wave of public backlash.
Saturday’s shooting death of Pretti is also expected to spur throughout Orange County, organized by activist groups under the banner of 50501OC – with a demonstration slated in Orange this evening, followed by a host of expected protests continuing through the weekend.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Carnahan said her proposal – originally pitched earlier this month – was “becoming more and more important by the minute.”…