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Council Reforms Immigration Policy in ‘Gesture of Good Faith’
VOLUME 21, NO. 13
Police Unable to Distance Itself from ICE Entirely
BY GUS HERRERA
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Even if Pasadena were to declare itself a “Sanctuary City,” the act would be little more than a symbolic gesture, as sanctuary-status bears very little (if any) legal authority. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Witnesses Provide Further Details on Double Homicide Investigation On Monday, March 20, 2017, Pasadena Police issued an updated News Release regarding the Jan. 6, 2017 double homicide that occurred in the 100 Block of W. Claremont Street in Pasadena. The
March 20 News Release included suspects’ description. Since the most recent request for assistance, witnesses have come forward and provided further information, resulting in a composite
sketch of one suspect (see photo). New Release includes the composite, along with the description previously provided. The murder suspects SEE PAGE 10
n Monday, the Pasadena City Council took formal action regarding immigration enforcement. Although it was a “gesture of good faith” (in the words of Mayor Terry Tornek), without comprehensive immigration reform at the federal level, the city will still find itself at the whims of the White House. “We don’t have purview of what federal agencies do in our city … I don’t want to mislead the people that were solving this problem, the demon is not in the City of Pasadena, it lies somewhere else,” said Council Member Andy Wilson. Council approved an amendment to their current immigration policy, Resolution 9319, and also directed staff to periodically report any contact, interaction with, or known activity of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) in Pasadena to the public safety committee. Additionally, both the city and the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) implemented changes to their immigration policies that will protect personal information and distance the department from ICE, respectively. These changes were
applied in response to continued public outcry for reform, most recently exhibited at a march on city hall and subsequent testimony during the Feb. 27 council meeting. According to staff’s report, Resolution 9319, approved on Oct. 28 2013, outlines council’s support for a “humane and comprehensive immigration reform proposal.” On Monday, council amended Resolution 9319 to include support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which protects children brought into the country at a very young age who are pursuing education. The PPD updated its own immigration policy (in effect since 1989) by drafting Policy 428, which intends to “continue disengagement of the PPD from deportation activity to the greatest extent permitted by law … ” Policy 428 will not completely disengage PPD from ICE – in matters pertaining to national security, combating terrorism, human/drug trafficking, and money laundering, PPD will continue to collaborate with ICE, as necessary. Fur-
prompt witnesses to come forward with the suspect’s identification. On Thursday, February 2, 2017 at about 6:08 p.m., Pasadena Police Officers and Fire Department personnel responded to a call of an
explosion at a Cheesecake Factory restaurant at 2 West Colorado Blvd. Police Officers immediately entered the restaurant and evacuated customers and employees and
SEE PAGE 11
FBI and Pasadena PD offer $20,000 Reward in Cheesecake Factory Explosion Pasadena Police Detectives and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agents hope a video recording of the man who is suspected of having committed the Cheesecake Factory explosion, and a reward of up to $20,000, will
SEE PAGE 10