Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3
Subject: Proposed Amendment to Ordinance Regarding ICE Cooperation
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve an amendment to introduced version of ordinance restricting the use of County resources to assist or cooperate with immigration authorities, previously introduced on April 11, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
On April 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors, on a 4 to 1 vote, introduced an ordinance that restricts the use of County resources to assist or cooperate with immigration enforcement.
Under the ordinance, as introduced, all County departments, agencies, commissions, officers, agents, representatives, and employees would be prohibited from using County resources, property, personnel, time, labor, or funds to:
* Assist or cooperate with requests by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or other immigration authorities to hold, detain, house, transfer, or otherwise facilitate the arrest of any person in the custody of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, Probation Department, or any other County department, unless pursuant to a judicial warrant or otherwise required by federal or state statute, regulation, or court decision.
* Communicate with immigration authorities regarding an individual's release time, date, or place, home or work address, or contact information, or to otherwise assist or cooperate in any immigration enforcement activities, including information gathering, unless pursuant to a judicial warrant or otherwise required by federal or state statute, regulation, or court decision.
* Provide access to or use of non-public County property, including but not limited to, County jails, stations, courthouse holding cells, conference rooms, and databases to immigration authorities, unless pursuant to a judicial warrant or otherwise required by federal or state statute, regulation, or c...
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