In a move mirroring actions taken by other California localities, San Jose leaders are looking to keep ICE operations off city-owned properties. As detailed in a San José Spotlight article, Councilmembers Peter Ortiz, Domingo Candelas, and Rosemary Kamei spearheaded a unanimous decision by the Rules and Open Governance Committee yesterday to forward this initiative to the full City Council for further consideration.
San Jose has a large immigrant population, nearly 41%, and the city has passed multiple protections for these residents throughout the year, such as a ban on law enforcement from masking, and significant investments to support immigrant defense organizations, as stated in the San José Spotlight. An incident involving an ICE agent posing as a police officer and removing a man from the day worker center has added urgency to the council’s actions…