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Shelter Island board to draft letter to ICE and consider local public-safety law after regional enforcement actions
Summary
After recent ICE activity on the East End, the Shelter Island Town Board agreed to draft and circulate a letter to federal authorities and to review a proposed local public-safety and accountability law; community groups urged planning and legal safeguards before any action.
Shelter Island officials heard extensive public concern about recent immigration-enforcement activity on the East End and agreed to draft a coordinated letter to federal authorities while studying draft local legislation to clarify local roles in such incidents. The board reviewed a Southold-model statement and directed members to circulate a revised draft for approval before release.
Minerva Perez, executive director of OLA of Eastern Long Island, urged the town to back a local law and a coordinated plan that brings together the town board, police, schools and emergency services. "So we're looking at this as public safety and accountability," Perez said, urging a communications chain and community task force to reduce confusion and fear when federal agents operate in the area. Board members agreed the town should seek legal guidance and consult East End police chiefs before finalizing procedures or public notices; they also instructed staff to circulate a redraft of the proposed letter and accompanying talking points.
