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Commissioners urge professional public discourse after protesters visit chair’s home; immigration policy discussion follows
Summary
Commissioner Dbor urged compassion for undocumented residents while condemning protests at officials’ homes and called for professional public discourse; Commissioner Lrant urged bipartisan action to renew national immigration policy; Chair Green described his family as frightened and said private residences should be off-limits for protests.
During the commissioner comment period, Commissioner Dbor addressed recent public protests and national immigration policy. "This board has decided that Kent County should not be a sanctuary county or support these unlawful policies. That decision is final, but it doesn't mean we lack compassion for the people in our community," she said, adding that she has personally helped a friend who was formerly undocumented become a legal resident.
Dbor criticized protesters who went to an elected official's home. "There's a time and a place to confront and question, and a homestead is not that place," she said, calling on colleagues to "support professional public discourse and not give assistance or encouragement to tactics that disturb a person's property or their family place."
Commissioner Lrant echoed the policy concern and urged bipartisan advocacy for immigration reform. "I want us all to take on advocacy for renewed immigration policy for our country," Lrant said, arguing the work must be bipartisan "for it to really last."
Chair Green then spoke at length about the protest at his home. He called the tactic "radical," described his toddler being frightened and his family being distressed, and said officials should draw a line between public debate in formal settings and confrontations at private residences: "showing up to somebody's home is radical... my son, who's not even two, waved, doesn't mean he wasn't scared."
A procedural motion closed the meeting: Vice Chair Teal moved to adjourn to Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.; the transcript records the motion but does not include a second or a recorded vote.
