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Elizabeth City Council urges fair proceedings for detained resident Miguel Angel Ventura
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Miguel Angel Ventura, an Elizabeth resident detained by ICE, urging that he receive due process in ongoing immigration proceedings and noting his family ties and immigration history.
Elizabeth City Council on June 11 adopted a resolution expressing support for Miguel Angel Ventura, a 35-year-old Elizabeth resident detained on June 11, 2025, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The resolution, moved and presented by Councilwoman Patricia Perkins-Auguste, asks ICE to conduct fair proceedings that honor Ventura’s constitutional right to due process so he may be reunited with his family and continue his path to potential citizenship.
The resolution states Ventura has lived in Elizabeth since 2005, is married to a naturalized U.S. citizen and is the father of an 11-year-old American citizen daughter. It notes that Ventura was taken to Newark and then transferred to the Elizabeth Detention Center and that he has been in voluntary immigration proceedings and was represented by an attorney at the time of his apprehension. The resolution also recounts Ventura’s immigration history, noting he fled El Salvador as a minor because of gang violence.
Why it matters: The resolution is a formal statement of the City Council urging federal immigration authorities to ensure Ventura’s right to due process; it does not bind federal agencies or change immigration law.
Council vote: The resolution was adopted unanimously by the seven council members present (Cuesta; Perkins-Auguste; Torres; Gonzalez; Gallman; Mazza; and President Cedeno). The minutes record the facts recited in the resolution, including Ventura’s age, family circumstances and immigration history, as presented by the council member who introduced the item.
Text note: The resolution urges fair proceedings and reunification with family but does not direct city staff to take operational action beyond passing the council’s statement of support.
