The topics include urging Congress to adopt stronger training and conduct standards for federal immigration agents, and exploring a local rule, modeled after one in San Jose, that would bar federal immigration officers from using city‑owned property as staging or processing sites. photo credit: ShutterstockFederal immigration officers in Broadview, Illinois, September 2025.
Santa Rosa city leaders will take up a major public‑safety question this week: how federal immigration enforcement could play out locally.
The discussion follows a series of high‑profile federal operations across the country, including one in Minneapolis last month in which two U.S. citizens were killed by federal immigration agents. The incident sparked protests and renewed debate over oversight and accountability.
The Santa Rosa City Council will review its options during a study session Tuesday. Those include urging Congress to adopt stronger training and conduct standards for federal immigration agents, and exploring a local rule, modeled after one in San Jose, that would bar federal immigration officers from using city‑owned property as staging or processing sites…