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Resident seeks clarity on any local cooperation with ICE; county officials say no formal relationship
Summary
A Jersey City resident asked whether the Hudson County Sheriff's Office has formal or informal relationships with ICE and whether the county shares facilities with federal agents; county representatives replied on the record that there is no such relationship, no facility-sharing, and no county policy to assist ICE operations.
At the public-comment portion of the Hudson County meeting, Courtney Walker asked whether the Hudson County Sheriff's Office has any working relationship, formal or informal, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), whether ICE shares county buildings or facilities during shifts, and whether county policies exist to protect residents when federal agents appear on county property.
County representatives replied on the record that the sheriff's office does not have a working relationship with ICE, does not share facilities with ICE agents, and that the county does not have policies designed to assist ICE operations; staff invited Walker to meet with under-sheriff Conte after the meeting for further discussion and encouraged her to provide model policies from other jurisdictions for consideration.
Other commissioners commented on the national immigration enforcement context and the board encouraged continued dialogue about potential protective policies for residents and institutions within the county’s purview.
