We don’t want Danbury to ‘partner’ with ICE!

Danbury to Vote on Plan to Deputize Police as ICE Agents
Community Leaders demand NO! to 287(g)!

All out for protest on Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

PRESS ADVISORY: Dec. 31, 2007
For more information call :
203-512-3452 (Jean) before 3pm
203-448-9140 (Beth) after 3pm.

On January 3rd, 2008, Danbury Common Council is due to vote on the 287g ACCESS program that would allow the Local Police, and the City of Danbury to enter into a memorandum of understanding with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Under this memorandum, local police officers would be trained by ICE Agents, to perform ICE investigations, arrests, detainments, and possibly even begin the deportation process.

Local Police who sign on for the training within this program are under the direction and supervision of Federal ICE Agents, and are not bound by the same limits as police officers who are not under the auspices of ICE.

Immigrants rights activists state wide believe that this is a dangerous, and horrendous policy for the city of Danbury to enter into. Danbury will be the first city in the State of CT to accept the implementation of this program, and immigrants rights advocacy groups from various communities all over the state realize that what happens here in Danbury as a result of this program, could easily effect their own communities in the future. Danbury has always been a testing ground for Immigration Enforcement in CT, and activists oppose this program in Danbury, as they do in their own communities.

To that End, there will be a protest in front of City Hall on 1/3/08 at 6:30PM to oppose the common councils vote on the 287g ACCESS Program here in Danbury. It will involve activists from all over the state, and is endorsed by Stop the Raids, Danbury.