In recent weeks, federal immigration agents have been conducting targeted arrests in the region, detaining community members in Redwood City and East Palo Alto, among other areas. But with these arrests, rumors have also spread about potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sightings that end up being unfounded – including one in Mountain View.
On Monday morning, the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network, an organization that supports residents impacted by federal immigration enforcement, received a tip that ICE agents were outside Mountain View’s downtown post office at 211 Hope St. However, that turned out not to be the case.
“There was no verified ICE activity today in Mountain View,” a rapid response dispatcher told the Voice Monday afternoon…