SPOKANE, Wash. — Three Spokane City Council members defended the city's new immigration ordinance Wednesday after the U.S. Border Patrol Spokane Sector raised concerns about the policy.

The council members responded to a Tuesday press release from Border Patrol regarding the "Safe and Welcome in Spokane" ordinance, which the City Council passed Aug. 25.

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Council Member Paul Dillon said the ordinance protects constitutional rights.

"Safe and Welcome in Spokane is based on the 4th Amendment, which guards against arbitrary searches and seizures of people and their property," Dillon said. "This ordinance does not grant them the right to enter non-public areas without a warrant."

Dillon called it "a necess

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