RESOLUTION CALLING ON ICE TO FOLLOW THE LAW

Below is the template of a resolution on ICE. Please submit to a member of your townโ€™s selectboard so they can place it on your board’s agenda. (Remember to replace โ€œ[Town]โ€ with the name of your town.)

Resolution Demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Follow the Rule of Law in [Town]:

WHEREAS, recent actions by ICE officers in Illinois, Minnesota, Maine and elsewhere have resulted in widespread fear, public disorder, violations of constitutional rights, and increased violence, including shootings and fatalities, 

WHEREAS, these actions reflect a broader national pattern in which ICEโ€™s presence in local communities has caused demonstrable harm,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN OF [Town]:

1. Calls on ICE officers to display badges and name tags in [Town] so they are identifiable to residents as federal agents.

2. Calls on ICE officers in [Town] to not hide their faces with masks, gaiters, etc. while on duty. (Exceptions: Masks are permitted for undercover work or for medical reasons.)

3. Calls on ICE officers in [Town] to display a judicial warrant before entering a home.

4. Calls on ICE officers to follow the rule of law when carrying out operations within the limits of [Town].


Quote by Edmund Burke: The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing


Quote by Martin Luther King Jr: โ€œThe greatest tragedy of this period [is] not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.โ€