HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 01 2026 - Item 7.9 - Stephen Ferrari1
Stefan Mercer
From:Stephen Ferrari <sjptmfer@pacbell.net>
Sent:Monday, June 1, 2026 12:39 PM
To:Public Comments; Mayor Greg Bozzo; Council Member Dion Bracco; Council Member
Tom Cline; Council Member Terence Fugazzi; Council Member Zachary Hilton; Council
Member Carol Marques; Council Member Kelly Ramirez
Subject:EXTERNAL - Proposed ICE facility
Dear Mayor Bozzo, Mayor Pro Tempore Hilton, and City Councilmembers Bracco, Cline,
Fugazzi, Marques and Ramirez,
I am writing to you to express my strong support for the proposed resolution to oppose the
planned ICE facility just outside the City of Gilroy. Also, I urge you to agendize a “No staging
zone” policy for your next City Council meeting on June 15 to provide concrete protections for
the community by prohibiting the use of city property for civil immigration enforcement. Simply
put, City property should be used for City purposes.
With the threat of 2 proposed ICE facilities in the Bay Area, the surrounding communities need
strong leadership from city and county government officials to both oppose these facilities and
establish concrete protections. Any anti-immigrant agenda that threatens our neighbors,
destabilizes our communities and tears families apart should be opposed. I greatly appreciate
your brave local leadership in taking a public stand, together with all of us who support
immigrants, to oppose any type of ICE facility in or near the City of Gilroy.
Thank you,
Joan Ferrar
Sent from my iPhone
CAUTION: This email originated from an External Source. Please use proper judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or
responding to this email.