ICE Detention Facilities

Appreciated the council's responsiveness but emphasized community rejection of inhumane federal detention policies. Proposed rigorous requirements for any special permit, including environmental accountability, humanitarian standards, safety, transparency, and legal compliance.

Expressed support for preventing ICE detention facilities, calling them cruel and evil. Advocated for strict legal and environmental requirements and a special permit process.

Spoke on behalf of Eastwood High School students and presented a petition opposing ICE expansion.

Voiced support for law enforcement and urged peaceful civic discourse.

Stated that ICE is not welcome in El Paso and highlighted community fear and trauma.

Spoke as a person of faith in support of Item 34, citing inhumane conditions in detention facilities.

Urged council to limit city cooperation with ICE and prevent concentration-camp-style facilities.

Shared professional experience working in detention operations, stating detention is a profit-driven business model.

Shared personal history as an immigrant from Eastern Europe fleeing totalitarianism and opposing detention camps.

Spoke for Indivisible the 915 urging unanimous support for Item 34 to keep ICE out.

Called on elected leaders to step up and take innovative action against detention sites.

Spoke about human unity and the need to reject fear-based immigration policies.

Retired DOJ attorney urged council to lead in standing up for constitutional principles.

Retired attorney argued that saying the city has no role is insufficient and urged maximum legal opposition.

Urged limiting cooperation with ICE and reallocating resources to legal paperwork assistance.

Spoke for ACLU of Texas detailing severe medical neglect and civil rights abuses at Camp East Montana.

Executive Director of Las Americas opposed new facilities and cited legal deserts and medical neglect.

District 8 constituent spoke in favor of Item 34, highlighting deep binational ties.

Highlighted safety statistics and documented abuse patterns, urging protection for community members.

Urged concrete action and absolute refusal of detention camp infrastructure.

Navy veteran and retired attorney cited municipal moratorium examples from Kansas City.

UTEP teaching assistant expressed community anxiety and fear regarding detention expansion.

Expressed concern for elderly care residents and highlighted private contractor violations.

Attorney urged a yes vote on Item 34 to avoid municipal complicity in environmental and civil rights harms.

Requested council support for Item 34 and limitation of city cooperation with ICE.

Strongly opposed mass detention centers and cited recent nationwide human rights reports.

Questioned taxpayer funding allocations for mass detention versus community human services.

Supported Item 34, citing negative economic and public safety impacts of ICE presence on small businesses.

Spoke in favor of Item 34, condemning ICE actions and urging rigorous local oversight.

Thanked sponsors of Item 34 and urged council to hold rogue agencies accountable.

Urged council not to remain silent and to reject detention prison camps.

Spoke for Indivisible the 915 detailing human rights abuses at Camp East Montana and resource strains.

Reflected on historical lessons of inaction during atrocities and praised immigrant contributions to safety.

Texas Civil Rights Project attorney documented severe medical neglect, hunger, and deaths at Fort Bliss camp.

Plaid Network for Human Rights representative urged council to reflect welcoming community values.

Demanded that new concentration camps not be created and emphasized the human cost of detention.

Artist and activist urged support for Item 34 and redirection of funds toward mental health and community services.

Voiced deep concern and solidarity with families and children impacted by detention camps.