No ICE - Govt Resources

Permits —

Kansas City

Jan 2026 - In Kansas City, Missouri, the city council voted 12-1 in January to pass an ordinance placing a moratorium on all permits for nonmunicipal detention centers for 5 years. Like other local efforts, it’s not clear that the ordinance would have ultimately held up in court, but it won’t have to. Platform Ventures, the company that was selling the property, announced on Thursday that it would not be going forward with the sale, following a public pressure campaign. News article, another news article.

City council meeting where the ordinance was passed. Ordinance - file # 260074.

Durant, OK

Jan 2026 - Durant City Council, in a meeting attended last week by ICE protesters, passed an ordinance that requires a conditional use permit for anyone wanting to operate a detention center in the city. The ordinance will require someone wanting to open a detention center to go through the planning and zoning commission. There would be a public hearing where the council can hear the concerns of the public and the property owners in the area of the proposed facility. News article

City council meeting where the ordinance was passed. Ordinance text.

St Louis, MO

Feb 2026 - Alisha Sonnier of the 7th Ward will officially introduce the bill on Friday. It would block city departments from issuing permits or other approvals for nonmunicipal detention centers, such as those that might be used to hold people detained after immigration enforcement actions. News article.

Bill info. Bill text.

Detroit, MI

Local, state and federal officials from Michigan say they are exploring “all options” to try to block the opening of a new immigrant detention center in metro Detroit. Mayor Robert McCraight said the city will not issue a permit or certificate of occupancy for the facility while he remains in office. News article.

Zoning —

Greensboro, NC

Feb 2026 - The Greensboro City Council amended its land development ordinance to better regulate detention facilities. The change follows recently released federal documents that list Greensboro as a potential location for an ICE detention center. City Attorney Lora Cubbage says the amendment requires three levels of scrutiny for how someone uses a local building. News article

City council meeting where amendment was passed. Meeting minutes containing amendment text, starting p26.

South Fulton, GA

The South Fulton City Council voted Tuesday (2-24) night to adopt a resolution to prevent ICE from establishing detention centers within the city. “This resolution says that we will put in our zoning code that we don’t want the allowable use of ICE detainee centers in our city,” said Helen Willis, who represents District 3. News article, another news article.

City council meeting where the resolution was passed. Resolution text.

Los Angeles, CA

The L.A. City Council has taken a step toward reactivating a zoning code that could prohibit the construction and operation of private detention centers for unaccompanied children. The ordinance is meant to prevent private facilities from contracting with federal law enforcement agencies like ICE, according to Councilmember Tim McOsker, who introduced the motion last Wednesday. News article.

Ordinance text.

Ordinances —

Philadelphia, PA

Jan 2026 - A collaborative package of legislation titled ICE OUT. Prohibits ICE and other law enforcement agents from concealing their identities with face masks or unmarked vehicles and requires officers to display badges. Codifies executive orders banning 287(g) agreements, which allow local police to act as ICE agents. Prohibits city agencies from collaborating with ICE. Prevents city agencies from collecting citizenship or immigration status information or sharing personal data with ICE. Prohibits discrimination or denial of services based on citizenship or immigration status by the City, employers, housing providers, or private businesses.. Prohibits ICE from using city-owned properties as staging locations for raids. Bars city employees from granting ICE access to city-owned spaces—such as libraries, shelters, health centers, and recreation centers—without a judicial warrant. Press release.

Allentown, PA

Feb 2026 - City council formally adopted a policy that bars police and other city employees from supporting or assisting ICE and other immigration officials unless ordered by a federal judge. At the start of the council meeting, however, Gerlach’s bill was “doomed to fail” she said, with Mayor Matt Tuerk and several council members in opposition. After more than two hours of testimony and a compromise amendment, the bill passed. News article.

City code text.

Reading, PA

Oct 2025 - City Council voted unanimously Monday night to adopt an ordinance declaring it a Welcoming City. The ordinance formalizes existing policies intended to ensure that all residents are treated equitably regardless of citizenship or immigration status. News article.

City council meeting containing text of ordinance.

Denver, CO

Mar 2026 - Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a new law that will ban federal immigration and other law enforcement officers from wearing masks while working within city limits, though its enforcement remains a question. Under the new law, federal agents who do not comply could be cited — or even arrested — by Denver police. When asked about how officers would enforce the city's ordinance banning law enforcement facial coverings, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said "a lot of that remains to be seen." He said officers will use their own discretion when enforcing the ordinance. "I do think that it's really more about the principle than anything else, and so certainly, you know, we have to figure out, how do we, you know, conduct that enforcement, and then who is going to ultimately hold those individuals accountable?" News article.

Ordinance details

Minneapolis, MN

Dec 2025 - Among other requirements, Minneapolis' separation ordinance forbids Minneapolis police from taking part in immigration enforcement or assisting ICE agents. It also prevents city employees from investigating an individual when the only law they've violated is being in the United States illegally. City employees are also restricted from inquiring about immigration status except when required to do so by law. News article.

San Jose, CA

Jan 2026 - The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban ICE agents from using city property as staging areas or operational bases, including 11 city garages and parking lots, as well as the parking areas of 75 community centers and libraries. News article.

Ordinance details.

Mayoral Executive Order —

Denver, CO

Feb 2026 - Mayor Mike Johnston on Thursday signed an executive order which requires Denver police to detain any federal officer and remove them from an enforcement operation if they’re using “excessive force” against protesters, and requires DPD officers to have their body-worn cameras on and recording should the city need independent evidence in case of a potential investigation against federal agents. It also bans agencies like ICE from using city-owned or city-controlled property for their enforcement operations and reiterates that “spaces that have traditionally remained off limits (such as schools, community centers, libraries, shelters, hospitals and other public-facing service facilities) must continue to be so.” Furthermore, the order prohibits city agencies from sharing information about a person's immigration status with the Department of Homeland Security without a subpoena, judicial warrant, or court order, “except as required by law.” News article.

Executive order text

Chicago, IL

Oct 2025 - Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed the “ICE Free Zone” executive order, which creates clear mechanisms to prohibit federal immigration agents from using any City-owned property in their ongoing operations in Chicago. Press release.

Executive order 2025-8, found here

Minneapolis, MN

Executive order refusing authorization for city property to be used for immigration enforcement activities, including parking lots, parking ramps, vacant lots, and garages.

Executive order text

Baltimore, MD

Executive order affirms constitutional rights of Baltimore Residents, disallows use of city property as unpermitted staging area for Federal Immigration Enforcement. Press release.

Executive order text

Plan of Action —

El Paso, TX

During its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 3, the El Paso City Council unanimously approved a plan of action to have the city manager and city attorney look into ways prevent the installation of any new ICE detention centers within the city in collaboration with El Paso County. News article.

Agenda item, plan of action text.

The City Council also unanimously approved an amendment to include language that would require city staff to return in 60 days with information on how to prevent federal law enforcement from entering city facilities without a warrant, establish a moratorium on ICE facilities, and conduct an investigation into current cooperation between the city and immigration authorities. News article. — Cannot find amendment info from agenda or city website

Talking to property owners —

San Antonio, TX

City officials priority is stopping the purchase by urging the property owner not to sell it to the government for this purpose. News article.

City initiatives —

Chicago, IL

Oct 2025 - The Mayor’s Office has designed and is distributing official signage - free of charge - that private landowners and leaseholders can post on their property. The signage clearly states that no law enforcement official may enter non-public areas of the property for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement. Participation is voluntary, but encouraged. Info.

Resolutions & Letters —

Merrillville, IN

Jan 2026 - The Merrillville Town Council unanimously adopted a resolution which opposes the locating of an ICE processing or detention facility in warehouses within the Town of Merrillville. This action was in response to reports that the federal government is exploring the use of large industrial warehouses as immigration processing or detention facilities, and that Merrillville was identified as a possible location for such a facility. Although Merrillville has received no notice from ICE or any federal agency regarding this matter, the council decided to take a proactive approach to clearly state the town’s position on this situation.

Press release, includes text of Resolution No. 26-02.

Merrimack, NH

The Merrimack town council sent a letter to federal and state officials voicing opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement establishing a processing facility in the town. News article.

Letter text.

Social Circle, GA

City and county representatives reached out to Governor Kemp and Lieutenant Governor Jones for help in contacting the White House and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively. Taylor said he and the Mayor met with representatives of Senator Warnock’s office earlier Tuesday afternoon and had been in touch with Congressman Mike Collins. News article, another news article.

City council original statement, city council updated statement

Oakwood. GA

A resolution of the city council that the US Dept of Homeland Security stay all action related to ICE Dentention facility until full infrastructure, environmental, and economic impact studies are complete.

Resolution text