Email the Town Council: Pass the Immigrant Trust Resolution!

Email the Town Council: ICE Out of West Orange

As we all know, there has been increased Federal Immigration enforcement activity happening all across the US over the past year. This has increasingly put immigrant communities at risk of being targeted by ICE activity, and has led to thousands of wrongful arrests. Approximately 25% of the people living in West Orange are foreign born individuals.

People are afraid they will be targeted simply because of how they appear or how they speak. Parents are asking whether it is safe to attend school events or pick up their kids. Attendance at worship and adult education classes has fallen. People who have lived and worked in this town for years are afraid that accessing basic services could put them or their loved ones at risk.

We believe West Orange town should be doing as much as possible to protect our thriving immigrant communities. We are asking our town council to pass a resolution that will:

  1. Ensure town-owned property and resources not be used by federal immigration enforcement agencies as a staging area or operation base.

  2. Designate private “safe zones” should be set aside in public buildings (schools, libraries, town hall, and other publicly owned buildings) with clear signage where Federal agents cannot access or detain individuals without a valid judicial warrant.

  3. Direct West Orange town to not collect, retain, or share personal information related to immigration status.

  4. Provide timely and accessible reporting of any ICE or federal immigration enforcement activity in and around West Orange.


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Amy Pratt
West Orange, New Jersey