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Residents urge council to adopt 'Fourth Amendment workplace' resolution to limit warrantless searches
Summary
Multiple residents urged Wilmington leaders to adopt a Fourth Amendment workplace resolution to limit voluntary cooperation with ICE/CBP and to partner with CIEMBA NC on staff training; speakers cited regional incidents and urged the city to prepare rather than react.
Several residents urged the Wilmington City Council to adopt a "Fourth Amendment workplace" resolution that would limit voluntary local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and require staff training on Fourth Amendment protections.
David Braga, introduced by the mayor as a city resident, said local activists and CIEMBA NC have been meeting with council members and that adopting a resolution is a concrete step to help employees understand their rights when facing immigration enforcement. "Becoming a Fourth Amendment workplace city is a simple, tangible action," Braga said, stressing the measure is not a sanctuary policy but a narrow local commitment to require warrants for local cooperation.
Jocelyn Bean, CIEMBA NC volunteer and co‑lead, described the group's work and offered to coordinate training. "We are calling on the City of Wilmington to uphold the Fourth Amendment by signing a Fourth Amendment resolution and to partner with CIEMBA NC in taking responsibility for training their staff," Bean said.
Councilmembers did not take immediate action on the request at the meeting but heard the public comments. Councilmembers and staff acknowledged the request; staff did not provide a formal recommendation at the meeting.
