To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Annual Submission of Data Pertaining to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Access as Outlined in Government Code 7286.1 (d). (Informational Only)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Find that notice of the community forum was provided as required by law;
2. Hold the community forum;
3. Receive the Sheriff’s 2017 data of ICE Access as outlined in Government Code 7286.1 (d); and
4. Receive public comment.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
Government Code 7283.1 (d), requires that “[b]beginning January 1, 2018, the local governing body of any county, city, or city and county in which a local law enforcement agency has provided ICE access to an individual during the last year shall hold at least one community forum during the following year, that is open to the public, in an accessible location, and with at least 30 days’ notice to provide information to the public about ICE’s access to individuals and to receive and consider public comment. As part of this forum, the local law enforcement agency may provide the governing body with data it maintains regarding the number and demographic characteristics of individuals to whom the agency has provided ICE access, the date ICE access was provided, and whether the ICE access was provided through a hold, transfer, or notification request or through other means. Data may be provided in the form of statistics or, if statistics are not maintained, individual records, provided that personally identifiable information shall be redacted.”
As part of the Board of Supervisor’s TRUTH Act Community Forum, the Sheriff’s Office is submitting the attached data.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. This is an informational item only.
This agenda item supports the Board’s Strategic Framework, Safeguarding the Public Trust by inviting civic engagement and awareness of available services and enforcing laws and regulations to protect residents.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board could choose not to hold the public hearing. This is not advised as failure to hold the public hearing would be in violation of Government Code 7283.1 (d).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 - Sheriff’s 2017 Data Pertaining to ICE Access
Attachment 2 - Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Policy 428 Immigration Violations
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: None.
Meeting of: None.