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Matter 25-1179

Restricting Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities on Certain City Properties and Facilities.

Governance & Elections City Council Agenda Ready Introduced 22 Oct 2025
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File
25-1179
Type
Strategic Support
Status
Agenda Ready
Requester
Unknown
Introduced
22 Oct 2025
Last synced
19 May 2026 · 04:01

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Memorandum

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The memorandum discusses recommendations for restricting civil immigration enforcement activities on certain City properties and facilities. It outlines a directive for city staff to identify City-owned properties that could be used for such activities and to develop a policy or ordinance to restrict these uses. The memorandum emphasizes the importance of ensuring that all residents can access city services without fear and highlights recent national trends of using city facilities for immigration enforcement. It includes a recommendation for the City Manager to conduct an inventory of city properties and develop a policy to limit their use to city purposes only.

Key points
  • The memorandum is addressed to the Mayor and City Council.
  • It recommends identifying City-owned properties that could be used for civil immigration enforcement.
  • The City Attorney is to be involved in developing a policy or ordinance to restrict such activities.
  • The memorandum highlights the need for residents to access city services without fear, regardless of immigration status.
  • It references a recent executive order from the Mayor of Chicago prohibiting the use of municipal facilities for federal immigration enforcement.
  • The recommendation includes conducting an inventory of city properties and developing procedures for reporting misuse.
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COUNCIL AGENDA : 10/28/2025 FILE : 25-1179 ITEM : 3.9 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: SEE BELOW FROM: Toni J. Taber, MMC City Clerk DATE: October 24, 2025 SUBJECT: Restricting Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities on Certain City Properties and Facilities Recommendation As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on October 22, 2025, direct staff to prioritize identifying City-owned properties such as parking lots, garages, and open spaces, that could be commandeered for civil immigration enforcement activities like staging, processing, or establishing an operational base; and to coordinate with the City Attorney to develop a policy or ordinance that would restrict civil immigration enforcement activities like staging, processing or establishing an operational base. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Ortiz, Candelas, and Kamei) [Rules Committee referral 10/22/2025 - Item C.1] RULES COMMITTEE: ITEM: TO: RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE SUBJECT: SEE BELOW Approved: 10/22/2025 C.1 FROM: Councilmember Ortiz Councilmember Candelas...
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Letters from the Public

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The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley submitted a letter to the San José City Council Rules Committee urging support for two agenda items: restricting civil immigration enforcement activities on certain city properties and prohibiting law enforcement officers from concealing their identities. The letter emphasizes the importance of these policies for community trust and safety, particularly for vulnerable residents. It calls for strong leadership from the City Council and requests the City Manager and City Attorney to draft a robust ordinance regarding these matters.

Key points
  • The letter is addressed to the San José City Council Rules Committee.
  • It urges support for two specific agenda items: restricting civil immigration enforcement and prohibiting law enforcement from concealing identities.
  • The letter highlights the importance of these policies for ensuring access to city services for all residents, regardless of immigration status.
  • It calls for the City Council to provide strong leadership and support for vulnerable community members.
  • The letter requests an inventory and assessment to draft a strong ordinance regarding immigration enforcement activities.

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Advancing Justice Housing | Health | Children & Youth October 28, 2025 San José City Council c/o Office of City Clerk 200 East Santa Clara Street San José, CA 95113 Dear Members of the San Jose City Council Rules Committee, I am writing to urge your strong support for two items on the Oct 28th City Council agenda: • 3.9 Restricting Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities on Certain City Properties and Facilities from the memo by Councilmembers Ortiz, Campos, Candelas, Cohen, and Kamei • 4.1 Ordinance Prohibiting Law Enforcement Officers from Concealing their Identities in the City of San José from the memo by Councilmembers Ortiz, Candelas and Kamei These policies are important to me, my organization, and my community because it helps ensure that all residents—regardless of immigration status—can access essential city services and spaces without fear, fostering trust and safety within the community. Our community needs the City Council to provide strong leadership to support the most vulnerable people, not only in words but also in policy and action. Re. 3.9, we applaud the coordination between the City and County to preserve City and County property for City, County and local...