A coalition of San Diego-area elected officials on Friday announced a multi-city effort they said aimed to protect residents’ privacy in the face of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

The plan, a model ordinance expected to be proposed in at least four cities and the county, was created as a response to immigration enforcement and calls from the public to do more to address ICE presence in their communities, said San Diego City Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera of the city’s 9th district.

Cesar Fernandez, a councilmember in Chula Vista, said since the raids began under the current presidential administration, he has “lost sleep” wondering what a local government could do to remedy the situation.

Since President Donald J. Trump took office in January, ICE has arrested four times as many

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