‘Violated the Trust of Our Community”: Santa Cruz Police Chief Rails at Homeland Security For Secret ICE Raids

Santa Cruz police and city leaders lambasted the Department of Homeland Security at a news conference Thursday, accusing them of conducting secret immigration raids earlier this month and lying to the police department while doing so.

However, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials hit back within hours, deeming the allegations “completely false, reckless, and disturbing.”

Source: ‘Violated the Trust of Our Community”: Santa Cruz Police Chief Rails at Homeland Security For Secret ICE Raids | NBC Bay Area http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Violated-the-Trust-of-Our-Community-Santa-Cruz-Police-Chief-Rails-at-Homeland-Security-Over-Secret-ICE-Raids-414659863.html#ixzz4ZucbNAh6 

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