With the incoming Trump Administration threat of mass deportations, it is imperative that institutions across Kent County, Michigan, step up and take action in support of our undocumented immigrants who are an integral part of our community. Join GR Rapid Response to ICE in urging the Kent County Commission to declare itself a Sanctuary County.

In Kent County, immigrants make up over 52% of essential agricultural workers and 31% of essential food manufacturer workers.* Kent County residents depend on and interact with immigrant neighbors every day: from the harvested food we eat, to the restaurants we patronize; from the construction of buildings we live and work in, to the manufactured products we use daily; from the clean hotel rooms and offices we visit, to the home health care we receive or provide for our loved ones. They are the children learning and playing in our schools, the drivers who stop and wave us through the busy traffic turn, and the neighbors who offer a smile on our daily walks and errands.

We must make clear that immigrants are valued members of our community and that their safety is a priority.

Adopting Sanctuary County status will mean that Kent County:

1. Declares itself a sanctuary to undocumented immigrants, and;
2. Commits to preventing the Kent County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Services, and Jail from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and any law enforcement agency that seek to surveil, arrest, detain and deport undocumented immigrants.

Find out more and write your letter to the Kent County Commission now!

*See the American Immigration Council report on Kent County here: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/new_americans_in_kent_county_2023.pdf