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Pleasanton residents urge council to oppose reuse of FCI Dublin as immigration detention site
Summary
Multiple Pleasanton residents urged the city to oppose repurposing the former FCI Dublin site for immigration detention after a federal environmental assessment described the site as unsafe and uninhabitable; the council did not take formal action.
Several Pleasanton residents used the public‑comment period on May 19 to urge the City Council to publicly oppose any reuse of the former Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin for immigration detention.
Dan Morley told the council that a federal environmental assessment concluded the site is unsafe and recommended the facility be deactivated: “This 2,700 page report issued numerous problems with the facility and came to the conclusion that it is unsafe, uninhabitable,” Morley said, and urged residents and the city to submit public comment to the federal process.
Other speakers echoed that view, calling for a resolution opposing immigration detention at the site. Jerry Geier asked the council to “match that compassion with courage” and urged Pleasanton to adopt a resolution similar to Dublin and Alameda County. Several speakers raised concerns about potential strain on regional medical services and public safety costs if the site were repurposed for enforcement operations.
Councilmembers did not move to place a formal resolution on the agenda; a later council proposal to initiate such a resolution failed for lack of sufficient support. Staff encouraged residents to engage with the federal comment period and to coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions, noting Dublin’s city manager planned to submit comment on behalf of that city.
No formal council motion or vote on the topic occurred during the meeting.
