ICE non-cooperation

Founder of Fuerza Newburgh described family preparedness clinics serving 15-30 families each and said residents fear reporting crimes; urged passage of the non-cooperation resolution and better multilingual victim services.

Urged the council to put an ICE non-cooperation item on the agenda, raised water quality concerns about a caustic bleach smell, and asked about the Bourne/Kenney PILOT.

Organizer with For Them Many and Mid-Hudson Valley DSA urged the council to protect immigrants and put the resolution to a vote.

Reported on a know-your-rights workshop she coordinated with over 35 nonprofits and thanked the volunteers; specifically thanked Councilmember Shakur for attending.

As Democratic Committee chair, urged the council to place an ICE non-cooperation policy on the next agenda and also called for charter review.

Ward 4 resident supported the resolution prohibiting city resources for ICE enforcement and asked that it be brought to a vote.

Ward 2 resident (giving first name only for safety) urged proactive passage of the resolution, citing data that most detainees have no criminal record.

Ward 1 resident demanded the council add the resolution to the next agenda and ensure no city resources support immigration enforcement.

Longtime resident urged legislation, not just words, noting ICE's new offices in New Windsor and calling for written protections.

Town of Newburgh resident and Awesome Newburgh trustee asked that the resolution and welcome-city reaffirmation be placed on next week's agenda.

Immigrant advocate asked that no government funds collude with ICE or Border Patrol and urged support for the New York for All bill; described her own immigration story.

Ward 1 resident with Newburgh Resists supported the resolution and offered the council partnership on community preparedness training.

Ward 1 immigrant resident urged proactive written protections, saying over half of neighbors are immigrants and describing widespread fear; the mayor corrected that Newburgh is a welcoming, not sanctuary, city.

A sister who has worked in Newburgh for 40 years asked the council to place the ICE resolution on the next agenda and pass it.

Echoed calls for the ICE resolution in law and for charter review as a step toward deeper local democracy.

Longtime immigrant single mother described daily fear of family separation and said protections must be in writing.

Spoke with a companion on intersectional connections between struggles, urging dignity for all immigrants and solidarity.

Lifelong resident thanked the council for snow removal efforts and urged them to do everything within their resources to stop ICE action in Newburgh.

Chair of the Newburgh Democratic Committee, called on the council to place a resolution of non-cooperation with ICE on the next agenda, covering law enforcement coordination, public spaces, and data sharing; also commended students who participated in the walkout.