The St. Paul City Council continues to seek an investigation of police use of force during last week’s federal immigration operation and now plans a resolution on the topic for next week’s council meeting.

All seven city council members, Mayor Melvin Carter and Mayor-elect Kaohly Her, along with community members, have raised concerns about St. Paul officers deploying chemical irritants and projectiles, along with questions about the presence of the city’s officers when ICE agents arrested two people in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood on Nov. 25.

The council on Nov. 26 called for a “thorough investigation” into the use of force and adherence to the city’s separation ordinance, and said they planned to formally initiate action at their Wednesday council meeting.

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