VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Vancouver city leaders are calling for more transparency and oversight following two highly scrutinized ICE arrests in recent days. These incidents have sparked community protests, fear, and allegations of excessive force.
At Monday’s council meeting, councilors questioned Vancouver Police Chief Troy Price about how local officers respond when federal immigration agents operate in the city, especially after video surfaced of an arrest where a person appeared to be injured by an agent’s vehicle and another where someone was attacked by a K-9.
The chief confirmed Vancouver Police have launched an internal investigation into the arrest where a car drove over a detainee’s foot…