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Columbus Council adopts package limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Summary
After a public hearing and a presentation from the Columbus Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, council adopted a resolution calling for transparent federal enforcement practices and passed five ordinances restricting 287(g) agreements, secondary employment with ICE/CBP, use of city property for immigration enforcement, school protections, and a detention-facility zoning change.
Columbus City Council on Feb. 23 adopted a multi-part package and an accompanying resolution intended to limit local cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement and to increase transparency in federal operations in the city.
Councilmember Rosa de Padilla framed the package as clarifying the city’s role: the measures do not attempt to rewrite federal law but aim to prevent city property, employees and resources from being used in ways that undermine trust or divert local services. The Columbus Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs presented a companion resolution urging federal agents to visibly display identification, use marked vehicles, refrain from non-medical tactical face coverings when interacting with residents, and operate “in full compliance with federal, state, and local…
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