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Bexar County commissioners adopt resolution opposing proposed ICE detention facility after hours of public comment
Summary
After hours of public comment, Bexar County Commissioners Court voted March 10 to adopt a resolution opposing a proposed ICE processing/detention facility in the county and to evaluate potential legal and policy options. Speakers urged renewal of the county's immigrant legal defense fund and called for environmental and transparency reviews.
Bexar County Commissioners Court on March 10 voted to adopt a resolution opposing a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing and detention facility and instructed staff to study legal and policy options the county might pursue. The action followed more than two hours of public comment by dozens of residents, immigrant‑rights advocates, veterans, faith leaders and nonprofit groups.
The resolution, introduced by Commissioner Rodriguez and amended with language to allow the county to "evaluate potential legal and policy options," passed by voice vote after members of the public described the humanitarian, public‑health and local infrastructure risks they say the facility would create. "We are not criminals — we are peaceful protesters," said a…
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