Reality Check dispatch: Was ICE going door-to-door in Kansas City’s Northland?
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Hi Star readers,
Residents in Kansas City’s Northland are hearing mixed information on whether armed federal immigration officers patrolled their neighborhoods over the weekend.
Some Gladstone residents posted to social media Sunday that ICE agents could be seen around town knocking on doors, walking through people’s lawns and scoping out neighborhoods.
Clay County Sheriff Will Akin said that those photos weren’t real, and were wrongfully spreading fear in the area. He wrote in a recent social media post that both local and federal law enforcement officials confirmed that “there was no law enforcement activity in the area at the alleged time.”
But elsewhere in the metro, an unidentified man was arrested by ICE agents last week in Grandview. And, photos of dozens of vehicles marked with ICE decals in a parking lot near Worlds of Fun circulated on social media.
In protest of growing ICE activity in the metro and in their backyard, a handful of Northland neighbors took their frustrations to the streets Sunday.
My colleague Sofi Zeman has what we know about ICE in the Northland and how the local community has responded.
If you have a question about your local government or a tip about what else we should look into, please email iarougheti@kcstar.com.
Elsewhere in the metro…
✅ What will Costco do with its midtown store? City officials hope to woo the bulk-buy giant to stay, but with potential major changes (and fewer $1.50 hot dog combos).
✅ Facing a $14 million budget shortfall, this south Kansas City school district will slash more than 70 jobs — and close a historic elementary school — to stay afloat.
✅ Johnson County’s only cold-weather overnight shelter is at its limits. So, county leaders are shelling out money for hotel vouchers. Advocates want a long-term fix.
✅ Kansas officials say they won’t adhere to the Trump administration’s scaled-back childhood vaccine schedule, joining a string of at least 20 states.
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