@peninsula_dems: This week, Charleston County Council considered whether to accept a grant from the Department of Homeland Security. Concerns were raised about whether the grant came with strings attached that required Charleston County to provide additional support to ICE. In response to the events in Minneapolis, Charleston County citizens spoke out during the public comment period of the County Council meeting, asking for greater transparency about whether the grant required Charleston County to provide additional cooperation with ICE or otherwise obligated Charleston to perform additional work on immigration. These are a few of the 14 speakers who spoke out against working with ICE. Charleston County officials insisted the grant did not obligate the county to work on immigration or provide additional cooperation with ICE and that the grant only involved Hazard Materials clean up. We hope they are correct and support keeping first responders safe when cleaning up dangerous materials. County Council approved the grant funding over public requests for additional time to consider the strings attached to the funding and calls for more transparency. There is a public comment period at the beginning of every County Council meeting and it is a great way to make your voice heard on issues that are important to you! #charleston #southcarolina #ice #politicaltiktok

Tyler :

How many of these people are originally Charlestonians?

erichdnz :

May this reach BERKELEY COUNTY

Jibran :

Charleston we a real community 🤝

johnr4028 :

John :

You treat them with respect, you receive respect back

Old School :

These people do not speak for 90% of the people in Berkeley County. I promise you that.

lachicarepairs :

Charleston is too beautiful a state to be destroyed in seconds, as is happening in other states. 😔

trippylagoon1 :

Proud of you Charleston!!

beachinit4life :

This won't go down the way it is in Minnesota in the Palmetto State🤣

ShotgunPanda :

Proud of you Charleston! I hope my neighboring county I'm in also stands up if this comes up.

lori :

This brings me hope! A lot of hope💙

sandwood52 :

I guarantee they do not speak for majority here in Charleston!!

Catarina :

Look at my state 👏👏

stephenhoumard :

We have gone blue in this city.

Kitty :

♥️♥️♥️♥️ICE, BABY

suxelie :

They already took away my Alamo what else do you want 💔💔💔

‘ :

Thank you 👏👏👏

Jo🦎 :

May god watch over all our immigrant brothers and sisters ! We are here for a better future for us and our community

coquisanchez2 :

I'm so proud of people standing up !!

Allygator843 :

Charleston has been working with ICE since they re-signed in March 2025 and none of these people cared until it became viral in a different state, select social justice at its finest. 🤔

George :

Charleston country council is a joke

Himuckymuk ❌ :

ShawnMichaels813 :

West Virginia?

stinky cowgirl 🤠 :

IM SO PROUD 😭😭