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E. The immigration enforcement actions led by ICE have disrupted public <br /> safety and spread fear in the City's immigrant community, especially when <br /> there have been reports of legal permanent residents and U.S. citizens <br /> being detained for questioning, and when there have been immigration raids <br /> at individual's homes, schools, places of work, places of worship, places of <br /> public accommodation, swap meets, grocery stores, medical facilities, and <br /> hotels. <br /> F. The aggressive tactics used by federal agents have heightened tensions, <br /> are damaging trust in law enforcement, and are eroding the critical <br /> relationship between our residents and the Santa Ana Police Department, <br /> and when families are too afraid to report crimes or engage with local <br /> authorities, the community is less safe. <br /> G. As a result of the recent ICE raids, there has been noticeable negative <br /> economic and social impacts to the community, as less people are <br /> frequenting commercial and retail establishments, such as local <br /> restaurants, grocery stores, medical facilities, places of public <br /> accommodation, and entertainment venues for fear of being targeted by <br /> ICE. <br /> H. These growing fears about ICE raids have only worsened by President <br /> Trump federalizing the California National Guard and deploying the United <br /> States Marines to the City of Los Angeles, under a June 7, 2025 Presidential <br /> Memorandum which authorizes the deployment of active-duty armed forces <br /> anywhere in the United States where protests over ICE activity or other <br /> federal functions are either occurring or likely to occur. <br /> I. President Trump's deployment of the California National Guard in <br /> downtown Santa Ana caused disruption, anger and protests. <br /> J. While President Trump had promised that federal immigration enforcement <br /> would focus on targeting criminals, what we have seen on the ground in <br /> Santa Ana are stories of racial profiling, arresting people without criminal <br /> records, and uneven enforcement, as employers who hire undocumented <br /> labor have not appeared to face any consequences. <br /> K. The Trump Administration's decision to redirect vital federal resources away <br /> from combating serious crimes, such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, <br /> and acts of terrorism, and place focus on targeting hard-working immigrants <br /> for primarily civil immigration violations, is a gross misuse of public safety <br /> efforts that does not to make our communities safer, but instead instills fear, <br /> division, and instability. <br /> Resolution No. 2025-031 <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />