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Advocates urge Fillmore to form immigration stakeholders committee as residents report ICE activity
Summary
A rapid‑response organizer and community groups asked Fillmore to create an immigration stakeholders committee and shared local pickup counts; council received the requests during public comment and was urged to consider ongoing engagement and legal protections for mixed‑status households.
During public comment on Feb. 10, Joseph Dubzynski Jr., rapid‑response organizer for 805 UndocuFund, urged the Fillmore City Council to establish a local immigration stakeholders committee and shared regional pickup figures. "In the 805 area code, 1,595 people at least have been picked up by federal agents. Out of those, 841 are in Ventura County and 15 were in Fillmore," Dubzynski said, and encouraged residents to attend trainings and to use a rapid‑response hotline (805‑870‑8855) to report ICE activity.
Dubzynski said 805 UndocuFund runs legal, nonviolent trainings and recommended the council look to Oxnard's immigration stakeholders committee as a model for regular, structured engagement. He also flagged concerns about housing authorities being asked for information on mixed‑status households and praised Santa Paula Housing Authority's decision not to provide such data after legal counsel review.
Council did not take formal action but members and staff discussed possible further engagement, transparency and coordination with regional stakeholders. The public comment also included a Bright Futures presentation by Estrella Torres describing a youth coalition (ages 12–26) offering bilingual programming, leadership training and stipends for student advocacy projects.
