SHERIFF'S OFFICE - D. THOMPSON

Pursuant to Government Code section 7283.1(d), hold public forum to provide data to the Board of Supervisors and community regarding information provided to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  Said data may include the number and demographic characteristics of individuals, the date ICE access was provided, and whether ICE access was provided through a hold, transfer, or notification request or through other means. 

SBC FILE NUMBER: 110

The California Values Act (Act), as detailed in Government Code section 7284 et seq., and enacted by Chapter 495, Statutes of 2017 (Senate Bill 54), defines the circumstances under which California law enforcement agencies (LEAs) may assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws and participate in joint law enforcement task forces, and also mandates that California LEAs report specified statistics to the California Department of Justice (DOJ).

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