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Residents ask American Fork to bar federal immigration enforcement from city property
Summary
Multiple speakers asked the council to adopt an executive order or resolution barring federal immigration agents (ICE) from using city-owned property, citing community safety concerns and urging legal limits on cooperation absent judicial warrants.
Several residents urged the council to consider formal limits on federal immigration-enforcement activity on city property. Cameron Wong, who said he works with incarcerated youth and is a child of immigrants, asked the city to issue "an executive order or formal resolution barring federal agents from using any kind of city or county owned property including schools, parks, libraries, jails, and public buildings for immigration enforcement activities." Angelina Boban pressed a stronger position, saying "ICE is not about justice" and calling for abolition, and Jan Chamberlain asked police to cooperate with ICE only when there is a "signed warrant from a judge."
The mayor invited each commenter to meet with staff to discuss policy follow-up and paperwork was requested for formal follow-up. No council motion or formal vote on an executive order or resolution occurred at the meeting; the topic was raised during public comment for staff and council consideration.
