Bill > HR175

This resolution urges all county planning and permitting agencies to reject any applications for permits needed to build, enlarge, or use warehouses that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to use for detaining individuals who are facing deportation. The resolution highlights that Congress has provided significant funding for ICE to establish new detention facilities, and reports indicate ICE intends to convert large warehouses into these detention centers, potentially holding thousands of individuals. The resolution expresses concern that this practice is dehumanizing, promotes mass incarceration, and could separate detainees from their families and legal representation, which is seen as contrary to Hawaii's values of dignity and respect for all individuals.