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Hudson County creates immigration community safety committee after sustained public pressure; advocates demand funding and enforcement
Summary
After extended public comment about recent ICE activity, the Hudson County Board approved an amended resolution to form an immigration community safety committee. Advocates said the resolution lacks funding and enforcement and asked for an emergency family fund, a county-paid resource navigator, enforceable deadlines and a public rollout; county officials said an investigation into a recent courthouse incident is ongoing and a sheriff's policy will be posted.
The Hudson County Board of Commissioners voted to move forward with an amended resolution establishing a county immigration community safety committee after more than an hour of public comment urging concrete support for immigrants affected by recent ICE activity.
Advocates at the meeting said the resolution, as drafted, offered little beyond symbolic language. "As written, this resolution has no teeth," said Courtney Walker, a Jersey City resident, who also criticized last-minute changes that leave advocates without time to review documents. Walker and other speakers recounted recent county incidents involving federal immigration agents and said residents are living in fear.
Jessica Gonzales, a Jersey City attorney, urged the board to go beyond words: "Policy…
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