Council members rejected a resolution saying the city would support federal deportation efforts and also follow state law forbidding local police from cooperating with federal agents.
Tuesday considered whether to ask state Attorney General Rob Bonta for clarification on how to both follow federal immigration law and not to go afoul of aThe council chambers were packed for the public hearing that lasted nearly five hours.
El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, who introduced the item asking for further clarification said he favored the second option.
Also speaking to KPBS before the meeting, El Cajon native Ilka Weston said,"We're all working and together. We do not need to one, give more work to our officers in El Cajon, and two, the mayor has no right to try to create this type of hate." After all the public testimony and another hour of debate between council members, the council, on a 3 to 2 vote, decided to go with option one and let the federal and state government sort it all out.John Carroll is a general assignment reporter and anchor at KPBS. He loves coming up with story ideas that are not being covered elsewhere, but he’s also ready to cover the breaking news of the day.
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