After a week of ICE raids, the Democrat-dominated City Council of Danbury, Connecticut, voted nearly unanimously to approve non-citizen legal residents serving as police officers.Under the new guidance, approved in an 18-2 vote, non-citizen legal residents and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients living in Danbury are allowed to serve as police officers in Danbury.One city council member, Democrat Joe Britton, remarked that the vote "sends a message to our immigrant community at large that you are welcome in Danbury."ICE operations in the area resulted in more than 60 arrests, according to local reports.The arrests prompted public outrage in the community, including from city officials such as Britton, who called the raids "frightening."BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN FIRES BACK AFTER DEMOCRAT CHRIS MURPHY CLAIMS ICE IS ‘TERRORIZING LITTLE KIDS’With protesters in the crowd calling for more direct action to combat ICE raids, Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves joined Governor Ned Lamont, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, and Senator Chris Murphy at Kennedy Park in Danbury, Conn.
on August 26, 2026 to condemn the actions of the agency, which has been detaining dozens of people Monday and Tuesday.Everyone has constitutional rights in this country, regardless of immigration status, he said, encouraging activists to record officers from a safe distance.
(Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public via Getty Images)The only two council members to vote against the measure were Republicans, while the council’s 17 Democrats and one Republican voted in favor.Before the vote, Britton said that "what we have here is an opportunity." He noted that "though this definitely wasn’t planned to be on the agenda on the end of a federal invasion of immigration officials in Danbury … I do think it's timely.""There is no reason to vote against this, and if you do vote against this, I truly question your moral compass," he added.Britton emphasized that this change "is legal, it's allowed" a...