Dozens of residents, activists and rapid‑response volunteers used the public comment period to accuse Trenton Police Department officers of facilitating ICE operations in Trenton — creating perimeters, refusing to allow observers to film, and aiding ICE entry into homes without judicial warrants.

Multiple speakers described incidents in August and September where ICE agents, some masked or in plain clothes, entered residences; residents and rapid‑response volunteers said Trenton officers helped ICE by blocking neighbors from observing or warning families. Several witnesses said officers told community members they were protecting ICE. Rapid‑response volunteers and organizers from Resistencia Nacion and allied groups said they documented multiple cases in which ICE acted without apparent judicial warrants and that Trenton Police helped create conditions that made it harder for neighbors to exercise rights or record events.

Named concerns included a September 23 incident on Lamberton Street where callers said children were separated from an adult after an ICE action; speakers said officers stood by while ICE entered and searched a home. Several speakers identified a Trenton officer, Sergeant Miles, as present at multiple incidents and alleged aggressive conduct. "When we arrived, the young girls' faces were flushed from fear and shock," Rapid Response volunteer Maral Sahab Jammy told the council.

Speakers and organizers called for a set of actions: (1) an independent investigation into any assistance or coordination between Trenton Police and ICE; (2) release of body‑worn camera footage and records of calls between TPD and ICE for incidents where TPD allegedly intervened; (3) a clear, written municipal policy prohibiting Trenton Police from assisting ICE in civil immigration enforcement (beyond actions required by federal statute or judicial warrant); (4) that charges against local community members who attempted to warn neighbors (rapid responders) be dropped.

Council members and staff said they heard the comments and that the council had previously passed a resolution supporting the state Immigrant Trust Act; councilors said they would explore next steps and asked the administration for briefings from the police director. Several council members said they had participated in community conversations and that they did not condone illegal practices; some vowed to press for transparency. The meeting produced no immediate policy vote on the record, but council members asked the administration to bring the matter forward for formal discussion.