Earlier this year Mayor Kevin McCarty accused the group of \u201ccrying wolf\u201d<\/a> surrounding the condition of a man who was detained by federal immigration agents at the building, increasing tension in an already fraught relationship between the activists and the city.<\/p>\n Councilmember Mai Vang was in the middle of questioning Deputy Chief Dan Monk about the police department\u2019s activity around the building when the disruption began, ultimately forcing the council into a recess during which everyone but city staff and reporters were forced to vacate the chambers.<\/p>\n After coming back to session, Councilmember Karina Talamantes asked that community groups respect city staff working to update the plan while McCarty advocated against continued staff engagement with the groups, saying that he did not know if it would be \u201cfruitful.\u201d<\/p>\n Vang voiced her support for the plan as a \u201cliving document,\u201d but criticized the police department\u2019s enforcement actions surrounding the federal building, saying that \u201cwe have far bigger injustices to confront than just policing people who are maybe standing in the wrong place or blocking streets.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe do have a fascist government that doesn\u2019t care about due process \u2014 I think we\u2019re all in agreement on that, right?\u201d Vang said. \u201cWe have an agency that is killing us citizens, separating immigrant refugees and families, and I just want to acknowledge that advocates are out there, and I want to acknowledge that they are protesting ICE. And yes, that does include disruption of an agency.\u201d<\/p>\n The council passed the plan and an ordinance restricting city property from being use for civil immigration enforcement 9-0.<\/p>\n This story was originally published June 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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