CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LAUNCHES HUDSON VALLEY WIDE PETITION TO STOP POTENTIAL ICE FACILITY IN NEWBURGH

Congressman Pat Ryan Launches Hudson Valley Wide Petition to Stop Potential ICE Facility In Newburgh

Following Border Czar Tom Homan’s promise of an ICE surge in New York, Congressman Pat Ryan immediately raised the alarm on reports of a new facility in Newburgh and is demanding answers on if the site will be used for ICE detention

Ryan has led the fight against a mass detention center opening in the Hudson Valley for months; his petition opposing the proposed facility in Chester amassed more than 25,000 signatures

Today, Ryan is launching a petition opposing the potential Newburgh facility

NEWBURGH, NY  –  Today, Congressman Pat Ryan is launching a petition opposing a potential ICE facility in Newburgh. Following Border Czar Tom Homan’s promise of an ICE surge in New York, Congressman Pat Ryan immediately raised the alarm on reports of a new facility in Newburgh and is demanding answers on if the site will be used for ICE detention.

For months, Ryan has led the fight against a mass detention center being built in the Hudson Valley. When reports of a Trump Administration plan to build a mass detention center in Chester broke in January, Ryan immediately joined the community in raising the alarm. His petition opposing the site amassed more than 25,000 signatures, which he submitted directly to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

Now, Ryan is continuing his fight to keep ICE out of the Hudson Valley – in Chester, Newburgh, or anywhere else. 

“From the very beginning, the Trump Administration – particularly ICE and DHS – have refused to be transparent with our community. We’ve made it clear: we strongly reject a mass detention center or any ICE facility in the Hudson Valley. It’s shameful, un-American, and the exact opposite of everything our community stands for,” said Congressman Pat Ryan. “Under Trump, ICE has a budget that is larger than most other countries’ militaries – and they’ve used it to kill law-abiding Americans, kidnap children, deport veterans, and terrorize our communities. We have a very simple message for Trump, Homan, Mullin and the rest of them: stay out of the Hudson Valley. When they tried to build a facility in Chester, we rallied with one voice to stop it – and we’re ready to do the same thing again. Together, the Hudson Valley is standing on the side of justice, accountability, and humanity – and whether in Newburgh, Chester, or anywhere else, we won’t stand idly by while ICE makes us all less safe.”

Led by Congressman Ryan, the Hudson Valley community has made their feelings about ICE detention in their backyards very well known. Earlier this year, the Chester proposal received wide, bipartisan backlash, and Ryan’s petition opposing the facility has amassed more than 25,000 signatures.

Ryan has been leading the fight against ICE detention in the Hudson Valley for months. He has repeatedly voted against funding DHS, citing the agency’s unconstitutional overreach and their already inflated budget – larger than most countries’ militaries. Ryan also sponsored articles of impeachment against then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for her clear violations of the US Constitution and betrayal of the public trust. 

###