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RESOLUTION TO ABOLISH ICE

WHEREAS the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was founded by the Bush Administration in 2002 as part of the Homeland Security Act but has since evolved into an unaccountable, militarized federal enforcement agency that routinely operates with minimal transparency, oversight, or meaningful accountability and has a documented record of systemic human rights violations, including family separation, prolonged and unlawful detention, medical neglect, racial profiling, excessive use of force, and denial of due process and now even citizens being gunned down; and 

WHEREAS meaningful immigration reform must be rooted in human dignity, constitutional due process, and international human rights standards, none of which can be achieved under an enforcement agency structurally designed for mass detention and deportation but can be accomplished through modernized civil institutions that prioritize legal pathways, refugee protection, workplace accountability, and international cooperation; and 

WHEREAS the abolition of ICE does not mean the absence of immigration regulation or border governance, but rather the replacement of a militarized deportation apparatus with a civil, humanitarian, and due-process-centered immigration system housed within transparent, accountable civilian agencies and which are compatible with the Democratic Party’s stated commitments to civil rights, racial justice, immigrant dignity, labor protections, and the rule of law.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Democratic Central Committee of Marin (Marin Democratic Party) calls for the immediate, total, and permanent abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the dismantling of its detention and deportation infrastructure and reallocation of  resources toward asylum processing, humanitarian immigration infrastructure, and immigrant legal defense; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Democratic Central Committee of Marin (Marin Democratic Party) declares that California, as a sanctuary state and a national leader in immigrant rights, should support the creation of a humane, civil, and rights-based immigration system centered on due process, refugee protection,  family unity, and community-based legal services

                                  MEETING  AGENDA

               Democratic Central Committee of Marin

                               Marin Democratic Party

                                  September 3, 2026

                                           In Person

  Start time 6:00 pm

1. Call to order
2. Approval of agenda 
3. Approval of minutes of August 6, 2026 meeting
4. Chair and Regional Director Report 
5. Treasurer’s Report
6. Other Officers Reports
7. Introduction of new alternates and associate members 
8. Committee Reports:

Outreach and Campaign Services - Action Item: Approval to spend up to $5000 to promote our endorsed candidates and prep door hangers. Approved by EComm.

Development Committee - Action Item: Approval to spend up to $3500 remaining in budget for Dishin’ with Democrats. Approved by EComm.

Endorsements Committee: Forum for City Councils and Miller Creek School Board

9. Closed Session for discussion of races.
10. Adjournment: 9:00