The city and county release reports about the lessons learned during last year's wildfires. However, civil rights groups are concerned the mistreatment of immigrants was overlooked. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has the story.
At both the Del Mar Fairgrounds and Qualcomm shelters, many evacuees said law enforcement officials asked them for I.D. to prove they had the right to be at the shelter. Some said they were ejected because they didn't have any.
Many evacuees also said law enforcement officials questioned them about the amount of donated goods they took. One family was deported because police suspected they were stealing donations. That, in turn, cause panic and many families fled the site.
Andrea Guerrero is with the ACLU in San Diego. After the fires, she documented these problems. She's disappointed the city and county did not address them.
Guerrero : We congratulate the city and the county for everything they did do. But we need to be prepared to protect all of our community members and the best way we can do that is take an honest account of where we fell short.
Guerrero hopes to meet with city and county officials to discuss their findings.
Amy Isackson, KPBS News.
