URGING ALL COUNTY PLANNING AND PERMITTING AGENCIES TO DENY ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, OR USE OF WAREHOUSES BY UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETAINING INDIVIDUALS FACING DEPORTATION.

Summary

The resolution asks every county planning and permitting agency in Hawaii to deny any permit applications that would allow the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to build, expand, or use warehouses as detention centers. It targets projects intended to hold people facing deportation and is meant to protect local communities from the impacts of mass detention. The measure reflects concerns about health, safety, due process, and the state’s values of dignity for all residents.

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