The Encinitas City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to rescind an emergency action it took last month following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest near a local school.

Days after the Aug. 20 meeting, a resident wrote to the council saying the vote violated the state's opening-meeting law. Encinitas Tarquin Preziosi said the emergency action did not violate the Brown Act, but advised the council that rescission was fiscally prudent to avoid fighting a lawsuit.

Many of the public speakers at the packed meeting spoke in favor of emergency action and urged the council not to rescind it.

"I am here to encourage you to vote 'no.' And to reaffirm the courageous actions you took in your prior meeting," Paul Trause said.

"I want to voice my strong support for the steps th

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