ICE enforcement

Described witnessing an ICE-style detention near her home and asked the council to strengthen the Values Act and close SB 54 loopholes.

A District 1 tenant organizer described 256 days of ICE operations, demanded tenant protections, an eviction moratorium, and accountability for federal agents, and delivered a 30-day notice demanding stronger tenant protections.

Described ICE detaining two men, one a citizen, from his property and asked what practical steps the city will take to protect residents.

Demanded the city block ICE from operating in Long Beach and prevent hotels from housing agents.

Demanded the council do more to protect residents from ICE, citing deaths in custody and LBPD presence at hotels housing agents.

Compared ICE practices to human rights abuses and urged action.

Called for concrete anti-ICE actions and criticized the council for approving LBPD military equipment while condemning federal enforcement.

A ten-year District 1 resident said the community is fearful, described worry for her brown-skinned partner, and called police inactivity during ICE operations complicity.

A Long Beach resident asked what the commission is doing to ensure police protect all residents, regardless of immigration status, during ICE enforcement activity.

A lifelong resident said she has never seen the city so fearful, described businesses and hardworking community members being taken by ICE, and asked what the city will do to protect residents.

A downtown resident of four years said ICE activity has made him feel less safe and asked police to be vocal about where they stand and how they protect all residents.

A CSULB junior said she is not anti-police but anti-ICE, calling family separations inhumane and asking that Long Beach police prioritize protecting residents over ICE agents.