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By Jim Tortolano
Orange County Tribune
Honors and appeals for help were featured at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council.
The council honored Joe Hammer and Sue Catl
Also honored were leaders of the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association for organizing the 2025 Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association. Steve Sanders, president of the 2026 Festival, said that an estimated record 275,000 people attended the four-day Memorial Day weekend this year.
Recognized was the Eagle Scout Flagpole installation project at the Medal of Honor Bike and Pedestrian Trail.
But much of the public comments section of the meeting was taken up by concerns expressed about raids by Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents who have detained residents of Garden Grove and other cities, in some cases allegedly without providing due process.
Councilmembers were urged to take action to protect the rights of undocumented workers. “There are plenty of workers being taken [by ICE] in Garden Grove,” said one speaker.
