To: [email protected]
Subject: Lift 48-hour Immigration Detainers at LMDC
Mayor Greenberg,
I’m writing to express my deep concerns about the ongoing 48-hour ICE Hold policy you implemented in July 2025 at the request of President Donald Trump. [Include 1 to 2 sentences about why this issue is important to you]
You justified abandoning Louisville’s Sanctuary City status by promising that it would protect “the most number of immigrants in this community” and that ICE holds would affect less than 100 people per year. And yet, according to jail officials, the number of ICE detainers in the Louisville jail surpassed that number in the first 2.5 months of the policy change.
As we reach the one year anniversary of your reinstatement of ICE Holds, according to LMDC statistics, over four times as many people as you predicted have been turned over to ICE. This policy is directly contributing to the overcrowding of the Louisville jail and several other county jails throughout Kentucky, compromising safety for inmates and staff and resulting in the death of 21-year-old Juan Miguel Munoz Penalver earlier this year inside LMDC.
It is time to reverse this decision and stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors. It is time to push back against the most corrupt administration in our nation’s history, not bend to their every demand. Other cities have maintained their Sanctuary Cities status AND secured victories in court preventing the administration from withholding federal funding.
In light of these facts, it is no longer justifiable to abandon our immigrant neighbors and assist the federal government’s cruel and unlawful agenda. I ask that you immediately reinstate Louisville’s Sanctuary City status and refuse to cooperate with the 48 Hour federal immigration detainer request.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
Subject: Lift 48-hour Immigration Detainers at LMDC
Mayor Greenberg,
I’m writing to express my deep concerns about the ongoing 48-hour ICE Hold policy you implemented in July 2025 at the request of President Donald Trump. [Include 1 to 2 sentences about why this issue is important to you]
You justified abandoning Louisville’s Sanctuary City status by promising that it would protect “the most number of immigrants in this community” and that ICE holds would affect less than 100 people per year. And yet, according to jail officials, the number of ICE detainers in the Louisville jail surpassed that number in the first 2.5 months of the policy change.
As we reach the one year anniversary of your reinstatement of ICE Holds, according to LMDC statistics, over four times as many people as you predicted have been turned over to ICE. This policy is directly contributing to the overcrowding of the Louisville jail and several other county jails throughout Kentucky, compromising safety for inmates and staff and resulting in the death of 21-year-old Juan Miguel Munoz Penalver earlier this year inside LMDC.
It is time to reverse this decision and stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors. It is time to push back against the most corrupt administration in our nation’s history, not bend to their every demand. Other cities have maintained their Sanctuary Cities status AND secured victories in court preventing the administration from withholding federal funding.
In light of these facts, it is no longer justifiable to abandon our immigrant neighbors and assist the federal government’s cruel and unlawful agenda. I ask that you immediately reinstate Louisville’s Sanctuary City status and refuse to cooperate with the 48 Hour federal immigration detainer request.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]