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The county Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Tuesday that restricts federal immigration agents from accessing non-public areas on county property — such as offices, construction sites and storage facilities — without a judicial warrant or court order.
The Civil Liberties Enforcement and Accountability Rules, or CLEAR, ordinance passed 3-1, its final vote after being first proposed in October. Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer, Paloma Aguirre and Monica Montgomery Steppe were in favor, while Jim Desmond voted no and Joel Anderson was absent.
The ordinance, which officials said will take effect in 30 days, is based on one that the San Diego City Council unanimously approved in October, introduced by Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera.
Board Chair Lawson-Remer, who spearheaded the county ordinance, acknowledged Elo-Rivera’s partnership in bringing “an ordinance across our community that could protect residents at a time when fear is rising.”
“We all want law enforcement to keep our community safe,” she said. “But when families are afraid to go into a clinic, or report a crime, or walk into a county office, that makes everyone less safe and weake...
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