DATE:
April 22, 2025
14
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING: TRUTH ACT COMMUNITY FORUM REGARDING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALS DURING 2024 (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
In 2016, the State of California enacted the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act, also known as the "TRUTH Act." As part of the TRUTH Act, Government Code Section 7283.1(d) requires that the governing body of a county hold an annual community forum if a local law enforcement agency within that county provided federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access, as defined in the Act, to individuals during the previous year.
This is a request for the Board of Supervisors to hold a TRUTH Act community forum in order to provide information about ICE's access to individuals, and to receive and consider public comment. This forum was noticed to the public on March 21, 2025. During the forum, the Sheriff's Office will report on the Office's interactions and communication with ICE during 2024. No other County departments provided ICE access, as defined in the Act, to individuals in 2024.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Hold a community forum on April 22, 2025, in accordance with Government Code Section 7283.1(d).
2. Receive a report from the Sheriff's Office regarding ICE access to individuals during
2024.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
To increase transparency and public access to information, the County will hold a community forum and solicit public comment regarding any County departments that have provided access, as defined in the Act, to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with a summary of data. Information reported includes the number of individuals to whom the agency has provided ICE access and their demographic characteristics, the date ICE access was provided, and how ICE access was provided, either through a hold, transfer, notification request or through other means.
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