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Hawaii County Council adopts resolution urging review of local agreements with ICE, limits police role in civil immigration enforcement
Summary
After extensive public testimony, the Hawaii County Council unanimously approved Resolution 3‑20‑25 urging protection of due process and asking the mayor and police to limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement except in criminal cases.
The Hawaii County Council on Oct. 22 unanimously approved Resolution 3‑20‑25, a nonbinding measure that affirms the county's commitment to due process and multiculturalism and asks the mayor to review county agreements with federal immigration authorities. The resolution also requests the Hawaii Police Department limit its involvement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to cases involving criminal activity.
The measure drew extended public testimony in support from retired Judge David Wiseman, civil-rights attorney Elizabeth Fujiwara, immigrant-rights groups, the Legal Clinic and local chapters of Indivisible and the Sierra Club. In written and oral remarks, witnesses cited reported civil‑rights violations and called for clearer county policies and greater transparency. "I support the council's approval of the…
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