COMMISSIONER BRENDAN W. GILL ISSUES STATEMENT IN SUPPORT
OF ESSEX COUNTY ENDING ITS CONTRACT WITH ICE

In my role as an At-Large Essex County Commissioner and former President to the
Board, I have been a long-time opponent of the ICE Contract and I am thrilled to see
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo has decided to end its relationship with ICE.
Over the last three-years, I was proud to call for the end of this contract publically.
Ultimately, this helped to create and fund the largest county legal aid program in the
state, and created the first Civilian Oversight Board in a correctional facility in the
country.

The idea of detaining individuals solely on their unauthorized entry in the United States
is fundamentally wrong. I am happy to see we are turning the page on this chapter in
Essex County history and the voices of our concerned constituents have been
acknowledged and exonerated.