Community members packed the South Tucson City Council chambers Tuesday night, demanding answers and accountability from officials over recent ICE enforcement actions in the area.
Other concerns raised at the meeting included homelessness, crime prevention, and a proposed 70-foot cell phone tower in the 1.2 square mile city.
The loudest reaction came during discussion of a confrontation involving Tucson Rapid Response volunteer Steven Davis, who says he was pepper-sprayed by a masked federal agent while documenting an ICE operation outside a South Tucson Walgreens in April.
“We don’t like the idea of there being a rogue federal agency kind of not governed by the rule of law operating in our communities,” said Davis…