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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Glendale ends ‘divisive’ Ice detention contract amid California protests

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Protesters clash with law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles on the third day of protests against Ice and Donald Trump's immigration policy on Sunday. Photograph: Jonathan Alcorn/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

The California city of Glendale has terminated a contract to house federal immigration detainees, with local officials saying the arrangement had become increasingly “divisive” within the community.

The decision by the Los Angeles county municipality to sever ties with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) comes after three days of protests in other parts of the LA area. That included Sunday near the Metropolitan Detention Center, about nine miles from Glendale, where cars were set alight as anti-Ice protesters clashed with law enforcement officers, including the national guard.

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