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ICE currently detains our fellow New Yorkers at Orange County Jail in Goshen, NY. The Orange County legislature provides oversight and can put pressure on the County to end the contract.
"In 2024, Orange County budgeted $74.6 million for its jail, exceeding County budgets for education, public health, mental health, and economic development combined. With an average daily jail census ranging from 307-413 in recent years, the government expends more than $400 per incarcerated person per day, more than triple the average local income. In a County where 13% of residents earn less than $25,000 per year, local needs for healthcare and public services can be expected to sharply increase as federal cuts to Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and public health programs take effect. Orange County does not publish revenues received from ICE or other state and federal agencies and programs." (New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Denied Care Denied Dignity")
The Dignity Not Detention campaign is urging key Orange County elected officials to speak out against ICE detention at Orange County Jail and to take action to end the ICE detention contract between Orange County and ICE. Please use the below scripts to contact members of the Orange County legislature.
Learn more:
Tell Orange County Leaders to Keep ICE Out! On February 5 the Orange County legislature is going to vote on a resolution to oppose the construction of new ICE detention sites in Orange County. Add your name if you support the resolution to keep ICE out of Orange County. Bonus points if you are from Orange County or can forward to people who are. https://www.mobilize.us/orangecountydemocrats/event/891310/.
[If you able to be in person in Goshen on February 5, sign up to attend the County Legislature meeting in person to provide a public comment or attend to show solidarity here.]
Genesis Ramos is an Orange County legislator, representing the City and Town of Newburgh. Ramos is currently the Democratic Leader of the Orange County Legislator and previously served on the Public Safety and Emergency Services Committee which provides oversight of Orange County Jail.
Phone: 845-291-4800
Direct: 845-806-1021
Email: GRamos@orangecountygov.com
Phone & Email Script:
My name is ___ and I am reaching out as a fellow New Yorker due to my concern about ICE detention in the Orange County area. [If you are from Orange County or have any connections to it, please mention that.]
I appreciate your continued strong opposition to the proposed ICE detention facility in Chester. I hope that you will also pressure Orange County to end the ICE detention contract at Orange County Jail.
The ICE contract at Orange County Jail is currently facilitating ICE’s transfer of our community members to detention centers across the country, in addition to exposing our family and friends in detention to horrific conditions and treatment. The county should not be making money off of the violence of immigration detention.
What steps will you take to end the ICE contract at Orange County Jail?
Laurie Tautel is the current Chairwoman of the Orange County Legislature and a Democrat. She represents the towns of Cornwall, Highlands, Monroe and Woodbury.
Phone: 845-281-4840
Email: ltautel@orangecountygov.com
Phone & Email Script:
My name is ___ and I am reaching out as a fellow New Yorker due to my concern about ICE detention in the Orange County area. [If you are from Orange County or have any connections to it, please mention that]
I appreciate your strong opposition to the proposed ICE detention facility in Chester. Since you recently said that you cannot support an ICE facility anywhere in Orange County I hope that you will pressure Orange County to end the ICE detention contract at Orange County Jail.
The ICE contract at Orange County Jail is currently facilitating ICE’s transfer of our community members to detention centers across the country, in addition to exposing our family and friends in detention to horrific conditions and treatment. The county should not be making money off of the violence of immigration detention.
What steps will you take to end the ICE contract at Orange County Jail?
Matthew Fascaldi is a newly elected Orange County legislator, representing the Town of New Windsor. Fascaldi is a Democrat and member of the Working Families Party. He is currently the chair of the Public Safety and Emergency Services Committee which provides oversight of Orange County Jail.
Phone: 845-916-5422
Phone & Email Script:
My name is ___ and I am reaching out as a fellow New Yorker due to my concern about ICE detention at Orange County Jail. [If you are from Orange County or have any connections to it, please mention that.]
I appreciate your willingness to hear out our concerns about ICE detention at Orange County Jail. I firmly believe that the county should not be making money off of the violence of immigration detention. The ICE contract at Orange County Jail is currently facilitating ICE’s transfer of our community members to detention centers across the country, in addition to exposing our family and friends in detention to horrific conditions and treatment.
What steps will you take to end the ICE contract at Orange County Jail?
Stephen Neuhaus:
Stephen Neuhaus is the Orange County Executive.
Phone: 845-291-2700, ext. 3255
Email: ceoffice@orangecountygov.com
Phone & Email Script:
My name is ___ and I am reaching out as a fellow New Yorker due to my concern about ICE detention in the Orange County area. [If you are from Orange County or have any connections to it, please mention that.]
I appreciate County Executive Neuhaus’s recent opposition to the proposed ICE detention facility in Chester and leadership on this issue as the child of immigrants. I hope that you will similarly work to end the ICE detention contract at Orange County Jail.
The ICE contract at Orange County Jail is currently facilitating ICE’s transfer of our community members to detention centers across the country, in addition to exposing our family and friends in detention to horrific conditions and treatment. The county should not be making money off of the violence of immigration detention.
What steps will you take to end the ICE contract at Orange County Jail?
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