Amid widespread condemnation of a federal immigration raid last weekend at a popular South Park restaurant, county supervisorial candidate Paloma Aguirre is softening her stance on a controversial county immigration policy.

Speaking to KPBS on Monday, Aguirre said she supports the county’s so-called “super sanctuary” policy, which bars county employees from assisting federal deportation efforts even in cases involving immigrants convicted of violent felonies.

“I don’t want to see, in any shape or form, our county resources being used to do [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] work,” Aguirre told KPBS.

In a January interview with Voice of San Diego, Aguirre shared a different view, calling the county sanctuary policy “a mistake.”

“Our communities have the right to feel safe, and I

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