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Intern and community members ask council to clarify Asbury Park 'sanctuary' policies after federal change
Summary
A social work intern with Asbury Park School District asked the council to publish or adopt ordinances clarifying the city's stance on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement; council staff said they would follow up and requested contact information.
Kylie Mandeville, a social work intern with the Asbury Park School District, told the council she and community members are concerned about immigration‑enforcement activity near schools and the impact on student attendance and family well‑being. Mandeville cited the New Jersey attorney general's immigrant trust directive (November 2018) and called attention to a recent local incident she said involved a parent detained near Bradley Elementary School.
Mandeville asked the council to make existing local ordinances that affirm Asbury Park's sanctuary‑style protections public and to consider passing an explicit ordinance similar to other New Jersey municipalities. "We're seeing the effects of these policies right now in Asbury Park," she said, and asked that ordinances or resolutions be made more visible on the city's website or that the council adopt a local measure.
Staff responded that they would gather the relevant ordinance language and asked Mandeville to leave contact information so the city could follow up. No formal council action was taken during the meeting; staff committed to provide the requested information.
