Resolution

Supported keeping LaBarbera out of leadership pending charges; cited deaths and mistreatment in ICE custody and urged a Delaney Hall visit.

Described witnessing ICE tactics in Dover and asked each commissioner to volunteer at Delaney Hall and meet detained families.

Urged revisiting the ICE resolution after feeling ignored at the special meeting; thanked the board for Project Self-Sufficiency support and invited them to a church breakfast program.

Cited the board's reversal on the Delaware Water Gap National Park proposal as proof it can change its mind on ICE cooperation.

Called on the board to investigate citizens' allegations of retaliation and unfair treatment by county institutions, citing the Lee Coffey case at SCCC.

Asked the board to rescind the July 29 ICE resolution, saying public opposition was ignored and the measure promotes prejudice and undermines due process.

Criticized the board on racism, wealth gaps, and double standards; called on commissioners to resign.

Urged rescinding the ICE partnership, rapid response efforts, and monitoring of the proposed Roxbury detention facility.

Congratulated the board on the School of Conservation support and calling for the chairman to step aside; urged rescinding the ICE resolution.

Endorsed the grant and urged the board to look beyond group homes to isolated residents, suggesting the $42,000 be a starting point for housing independence.

Supported the grant, stressing the need for recreation opportunities for disabled adults who have aged out of youth services, and urged the board to seek more funding.

Strongly supported the $42,000 grant, arguing true inclusion requires direct input from the disability community and coordinated transit so all residents can participate.

Argued little voter fraud has been proven since 2000, said the SAVE Act targets women and transgender people, and described his experiences with ICE at Delaney Hall.

Questioned how ICE in schools and churches makes people safer and noted ICE shootings since January 2025.

The Army veteran and business owner said the resolutions waste tax dollars and urged focus on utilities, infrastructure, and local services.

Described her visits to Delaney Hall and warned Resolution B invites dangerous ICE tactics into county streets.

Speaking for the League of Women Voters Sussex-Highlands, laid out the facts of the vendor error and asked the board to vote no.

Opposed both resolutions as a waste of time, citing the lack of evidence for large-scale fraud.

Argued the Safe Communities Act protects people, not criminals, and warned the resolution weakens rights for people like her.

Compared conditions at Delaney Hall unfavorably to her father's World War II POW experience.

Called the resolutions a waste of time, praised local law enforcement's professionalism, and said as a poll worker he would not want ICE at the polls.

Said enforcement is targeting ordinary people rather than gangs and called masked ICE agents damaging to the constitution and to souls.

Called the resolutions dangerous and divisive, said the board lacks a mandate, and urged them to pause and reconsider.

Recalled her Sussex County childhood, cited Japanese American internment, and described seeing children flee ICE at Delaney Hall.

Said she has seen enough pepper-spray videos and trusts local law enforcement to do the job without ICE assistance.

Recounted fearful seventh-grade students in Newton in 2016 asking what would happen to their families, and asked what the board would say to them now.

Questioned the timing of a summer special meeting, said safeguards already exist, and asked the board to table the resolutions.

Read Governor Sherrill's statement on the 6,600 improper registrations and urged the board to handle the issue properly rather than follow the president's agenda.

The Republican poll worker questioned the claim that unmasking requirements endanger agents and raised ICE misconduct and campus safety concerns.

Asked why the special meeting was being held at all given the cost to taxpayers and the clear community opposition.

Opposed both resolutions as outside the county board's powers and responsibilities.

Spoke in full support of both resolutions, saying secure elections and safe communities are the country's foundation.

The Democratic county clerk candidate agreed with parts of Resolution A but warned it could sow distrust and voter suppression, and called Resolution B dangerous for disrupting state-federal balance over elections.

Cited the $35,000 cost of the 2019 sanctuary resolution and called the measures symbolic political theater; urged facts and accountability instead.

The Sussex County Education Association president said the emergency meeting addressed no real emergency and urged the board to focus on schools, healthcare costs, and families.

Called opposition to New Jersey's ICE-related laws counterproductive, citing ICE detentions of citizens and deaths in custody.

The America First Policy Institute executive director thanked the board for its courage, citing 400 illegal votes and the costs of sanctuary policies.

A lifelong county resident who opposed ICE in schools, churches, and hospitals and said the special session lacked urgency and legitimacy.

Explained the March state laws codifying the Immigrant Trust Directive and officer identification requirements, saying they protect civil rights.

Said the board was playing to its base, noted the governor's independent investigation shows the system working, and cited the 10th Amendment against federal overreach.

Called the resolutions symbolic time-wasters like her town's warehouse resolution, and said software glitches are common in her professional experience.

Asked why some contract resolutions have no dollar cap and what happens if spending exceeds the $500,000 not-to-exceed limits; officials said unspent money stays in fund balance and promised follow-up on the missing figures.

Asked whether the grant period dates in Resolution 14.B were correct; the administrator confirmed it adds new funding to the budget.

Inquired about executive session litigation items regarding Fenomore complaints, clarifying landfill issues, and later addressed property taxes and legal costs.