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Residents urge Gurnee to adopt 'ICE-free' and welcoming‑city measures at village meeting
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment to press the Village Board to designate Gurnee a welcoming city and to pass local ordinances restricting federal immigration‑enforcement activity on village property, citing recent ICE activity in the area and concerns for schoolchildren and immigrant residents.
Several residents addressed the Village Board during the general public‑comment portion of the Dec. 15 meeting, urging action to limit immigration‑enforcement activity on village property and to adopt welcoming‑city policies.
Julian Ruiz, who identified himself as an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation and a lifelong local resident, said "ICE and CBP agents have kidnapped over 3,000 of our friends, family, and neighbors all over Chicagoland," and asked the board to pass an "ICE‑free…
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