HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 27 2026 - Public Comment - Lisa Charpointer1
Stefan Mercer
From:Lisa Charpontier <lcharpontier@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, July 27, 2026 12:40 PM
To:Public Comments
Subject:EXTERNAL - Join the lawsuit to stop the Holsclaw Road ICE facility. Protect Gilroy's
communities!
Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
This proposed facility would only offer more capacity to this unjust agency. Neighbors who are now
safe and beloved in their NorCal communities would be arrested to fill spots in this new facility -- if
we allow it to be built.
I echo community demands that the City of Gilroy take immediate, binding action to protect our
community from the planned federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on
Holsclaw Road.
Passing a symbolic resolution is not enough to actually take a stand against ICE. The terror that ICE
is inflicting on so many of our communities will scar us with long-term trauma, and a symbolic
resolution does not answer the gravity of this attack. We must all stand strong, brave, and together
against these federally-santioned concentration camps. Santa Clara County, the California Attorney
General, and neighboring cities like my home city of San Jose have taken bold legal action to stop
this facility. Gilroy’s refusal to join the lawsuit by signing the multi-agency amicus brief is
unacceptable.
To fulfill our collective responsibility to keep our communities safe and keep ICE out of Northern
California, I demand the Gilroy City Council:
1. Sign the multi-agency amicus brief to permanently block the Holsclaw Road ICE facility.
2. Establish a “No-Staging” Policy to ban ICE from using public parks, parking lots, or municipal
buildings as staging grounds.
3. Refuse to grant utility hookups or municipal aid to the Holsclaw Road property.
4. Formally prohibit local police, city officials, and city funds from assisting ICE.
Your decision will impact thousands of lives across our region. I ask that you stand up to this
moment.
Sincerely,
Lisa C, San Jose Resident
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