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Resident urges Saint Charles to adopt local restrictions on federal immigration enforcement
Summary
Kathy Brenz used public comment to urge the council to pass a resolution or ordinance limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, citing Evanston and nearby cities as models and framing the appeal in civil-rights terms.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, resident Kathy Brenz urged the City Council to consider a local resolution or ordinance limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and cited similar actions by nearby municipalities.
Brenz recounted her ongoing work opposing what she called the "excesses of ICE," referenced materials she provided to the council (including a resolution from Evanston), and said: "Begin by passing a resolution or ordinance which mirrors those that were stated in the resolution from Evanston, which I made available to the council at the last meeting." She framed the appeal with historical references to civic protest and civil-rights actions, concluding, "We must learn from history or we're doomed to repeat it."
Council members thanked Brenz for her comments; the transcript records no formal motion, discussion or staff response that night to the specific request to draft or place such a resolution on a future agenda.
Brenz said she will return to the council hoping for progress.
