RESOLUTION NO. 55
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK REGARDING OPERATIONS OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND U.S. BORDER PATROL
Introduced: 2/9/26
By Kuhn, Cunningham, Reidy, Lekakis, Pedo, Miller, Lane, Mayo, Willingham, Reinhardt, Rosano, Gillespie, R. Joyce, McLaughlin, A. Joyce, Laurilliard and Domalewicz:
WHEREAS, The members of the Albany County Legislature each take an oath to support and defend the Constitutions of the United States and the State of New York, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature's duties include protecting public safety and safeguarding the constitutional and human rights of all residents of Albany County, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature supports proper, professional, and competent enforcement of all laws, including federal immigration laws, and
WHEREAS, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Border Patrol (Border Patrol), exercise significant enforcement powers that directly affect civil liberties and public trust, and
WHEREAS, ICE and Border Patrol under the Trump Administration have employed unacceptable tactics, shown a lack of transparency, and engaged in highly objectionable treatment of U.S. Citizens, documented immigrants, and undocumented immigrants - including unjustified violence and use of force, and numerous other clear violations of constitutional and human rights, and
WHEREAS, Starting in December 2025, ICE, DHS, CBP, and Border Patrol have conducted "Operation Metro Surge," in which thousands of officers of those agencies have occupied Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, The approximately 3,000 ICE and/or Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota currently outnumber by five times the approximately 600 officers of the Minneapolis Police Department, and
WHEREAS, Many of the ICE and Border Patrol agents involved in "Operation Metro Surge" have displ...
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