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Smyrna resident urges council to pass resolution opposing ICE raids
Summary
At the Smyrna meeting a local property owner, Pat Burns, urged the council to adopt a resolution opposing ICE workplace raids and other immigration enforcement actions in the city; the council did not take action on the request during the meeting.
Pat Burns, a Smyrna property owner, used the citizen participation period to urge the Mayor and Council to "pass a resolution to oppose and keep these sanctioned mass marauders known as ICE out of our city." Burns described an ICE workplace raid she witnessed on Concord Road and urged the council to protect immigrant neighbors and the broader community.
Burns framed her request in historical terms and called for the city to stand against what she described as targeted enforcement actions. "Protect our neighbors. Protect our community. History has its eyes on us," she said. Burns referenced the death of Renee Goode on Portland Avenue and described recent events in other jurisdictions as part of her appeal.
No council motion or vote addressing the request for a resolution appears in the transcript; the comment was taken during the public comment period and the agenda moved on to ward and staff reports. The council did not announce next steps or a referral to staff on this specific request in the recorded meeting.
Provenance: Public comment recorded between SEG 527 and SEG 576.
