HI HR175

Hawaii House Resolution urging all county planning and permitting agencies to deny permit applications for construction, expansion, or use of warehouses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for immigrant detention purposes.

References Congress appropriating $45,000,000,000 to ICE in July 2025 to build new immigration detention centers, with some facilities expected to hold up to 10,000 people.

Expresses concerns that warehouse detention facilities would separate individuals from their homes, families, and legal counsel, creating a mass incarceration system that deprives immigrants of dignity and due process.

Directs certified copies of the resolution to be sent to the planning and permitting directors of Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii County, and Kauai.