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College Park Leaders Seek Answers as ICE Activity Raises Community Fears

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal officer holds an “ICE Out Now” sign Tuesday in Minneapolis. Locally, some officials in College Park are urging constituents to carry identification in case they’re stopped by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. (Adam Gray/Associated Press) While much of the country has eyes trained on the unrest in Minneapolis after the shooting death of Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, some in metro Atlanta are concerned as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders appear to be expanding operations in College Park. Elected officials in the southwest Atlanta suburb say the federal government hasn’t been communicating with them about what’s happening. Videos of vehicles adorned with ICE logos being trucked into metro Atlanta started circulating on social media over the weekend, along with texts alerting residents to cooperate by showing ID if stopped. College Park Mayor Bianca Motley Broom and members of the City Council said they began receiving reports from local residents around the same time. ICE’s local division in Atlanta didn’t immediately respond Wednesday morning to Capita

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