Overview
- Meeting chair Mike Klassen ruled the motion out of order, saying recent correspondence made clear ICE will not be present for Vancouver’s World Cup events.
- A bid to overturn the ruling and force a vote failed by one vote short of the required two‑thirds majority.
- Mayor Ken Sim stated ICE has not been invited to operate in Vancouver for the tournament and is not welcome to conduct enforcement activities.
- Sim emphasized that no federal authorization exists for ICE to conduct policing or immigration operations in Canada.
- Councillors Pete Fry and Sean Orr introduced the motion after the U.S. sent ICE members to the Milan Winter Olympics, proposing a letter urging federal ministers to reject any deployment.