ICE Out Act

A Walter Johnson High School junior spoke in support of both the ICE Out Act and the career advising appropriation, describing a friend's father detained in Baltimore County.

A congressional candidate criticized the bill's title and county immigration policies while raising personal complaints about undocumented neighbors.

A middle school student urged passage of both bills, saying families live in fear and cars are essential to daily life.

A Blake High School senior called private detention facilities unethical and urged the council to act now.

Described the fear and family devastation caused by detention, including a detained neighbor's family left without answers.

A retired teacher and St. Camillus parish volunteer spoke in support of both bills, citing a detained parishioner.

An Asbury Methodist Village resident spoke in support of both bills and asked the council to partner on a good-citizenship program.

Representing the Montgomery County Immigrant Rights Collective, described detention conditions and opposed any local detention facility.

A Silver Spring parent argued against for-profit detention facilities, citing private prison abuses.

SEIU Local 500 representative urged passage, citing immigrant members and workers' fears.

A nurse practitioner who worked in El Salvador urged the county to keep detention centers out and support immigrant communities.

JCRC director supported both bills, framing them through Jewish values and Passover.

CASA's deputy director of organizing described families torn apart by detention and urged passage.

A county resident urged passage, citing her loved one's escape from a re-education camp and asylum as a human right.

A Unitarian Universalist minister from Bethesda urged passage, invoking faith traditions of welcoming the stranger.