To further expand protections for residents regardless of immigration status, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will consider tightening its restrictions on the use of county resources to assist or cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — including notification of any interaction with ICE within 24 hours and ongoing quarterly reports.
At the upcoming board meeting Tuesday, supervisors Noelia Corzo and Ray Mueller are presenting a new ordinance that will clarify its protections of its residents in response to public fear and safety concerns, according to a staff report.
“Increased immigration enforcement in San Mateo County and throughout California has caused fear, displacement, and loss of work and class time among immigrant families,” according to a staff report. “The Board recognizes that uncertainty about enforcement activities harms community trust and engagement, particularly among residents who rely on County services.”
One aspect of the ordinance affirms that the Sheriff’s Office and its deputies must act in compliance with Senate Bill 627, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco. The bill, signed into law in September, prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings.
“The federal government’s use of personnel who lack visible identification has led to confusion and fear among community members,” according to a staff report. “Ensuring that law enforcement officers are visibly identifiable promotes public safety, accountability and trust.”
If passed, the ordinance will also establish a reporting framework of immigration enforcement.
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The sheriff and chief probation officer will submit quarterly reports to the Board of Supervisors detailing the number of retainer requests received from immigration authorities, any communications made by the department to immigration authorities, and any enforcement actions observed within the county. The information will be published on the Sheriff’s Office website.
All county departments will be required to report any direct interactions with immigration authorities to the County Executive Office within 24 hours. County Executive Mike Callagy will then maintain a log of these reports and detail their findings to the Board of Supervisors.
“This process enhances transparency and ensures that the Board and the public receive clear, consistent and timely communication about immigration enforcement activity,” according to the staff report.
County policy already prohibits the use of county resources to assist or cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, but an amendment clarifies that immigration authorities are also prohibited from using county property “as a staging area or operational base for federal enforcement actions,” according to the staff report.
The ordinance also clarifies that federal immigration authorities are prohibited from accessing the county’s firearms range at Coyote Point Park without judicial warrant, to make sure county facilities are not used to support training immigration authorities.
Dirk, at least three issues with your latest diatribe. 1) hyperbole: "most of us are in favor..." Speak for yourself. 2) the "Biden diaspora?" Please do your homework and you will (find) out that you have no clue how to use the term "diaspora." 3) False information: children were zip tied in Illinois and Idaho as late as September and October this year. Stop watching Fox "News" for your information, stop ignoring the facts, and stop telling lies.
SMpool - I do speak for the majority. Diaspora - the dispersion of as of any originally homogeneous people. Biden caused major polarization in this country - the term is appropriate. If children were zip tied, it would have been for their own protection. It was a temporary measure and deemed appropriate under the circumstances. I don't think you are familiar with the conditions under which some of these children were forced to live.
Absolutely hysterical. SMpool, at least four issues with your latest diatribe. 1) "most of us are in favor..." Let’s round up and assume 10 million people were loitering in No Kings parties. That leaves at least 330 million not hanging around in furries or inflatable costumes. 2) the "Biden diaspora." You may want to review reading comprehension books to arrive at the conclusion you have no clue how to comprehend Mr. van Ulden’s use the term "diaspora." 3) What is the age range of your “children”? There are plenty of children, especially teenagers, who are physically stronger than you and me, which means they’re likely to be physically stronger than federal agents. So if these “children” are zip tied – that ensures everyone’s safety, especially ones doing their jobs. You’re welcome. 4) you say you take pride in the progress made in women’s and civil rights yet you’ve never answered why it’s okay for biological men claiming they’re women to compete, steal medals, and in some instances injure biological women.
Please stop watching or reading whatever you consider “news” because it is obvious they are easily debunked Democrat talking points. Your feeble attempts to defend the indefensible, habit of ignoring facts and common sense, and habit of telling lies is not convincing anyone other than those afflicted with TDS. Thank you for your attention to this matter. BTW, good luck to federal agents in Charlotte. And if there are no positive law enforcement results in SF else, let’s hope federal agents surge there, too.
Sad. More evidence folks at the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors don’t care about their oaths to support the U.S. Constitution. Instead, they’d rather put the welfare and safety of criminals and terrorists over the American people. These potential actions by the SMCBOS serve only to continue dividing the city in encouraging law-breaking. And also increasing the percentage of folks who’d prefer deporting all criminals, not just the worst-of-the-worst.
Meanwhile, I call on patriots who support the U.S. Constitution to report criminals to ICE, including companies who may be employing these criminals. On a side note, I wonder whether the new sheriff realized he must now waste precious resources to push paper, or mice, to generate paperwork which provides nothing of value, except maybe to federal law authorities should they choose to prosecute so-called officials who don’t support the U.S. Constitution.
Dirk, I am a bit at a loss on responding to your rather nonsequitorial comment (if that is a word). This ordinance is about protecting all of us against the current abuses of federal authority as evidence by sending the National Guards to cities that don't want or need them, and abuses such as rapelling down from helicopters to zip tie and arrest law abiding residents of an apartment complex in Chicago. We don't want that in our county.
Nancy - you exist in a bubble and you are excused to believe that my response is nonsequitorial (not really a word). Most of us are in favor of federal activities to root out the criminal elements that invaded our country during the Biden diaspora. Please do your homework and you will out that there always two sides to a story. BTW, the zip tied resident pictures were taken a few years ago, long before the current administration became active on pursuing law and order. And one helicopter raid does not make for the general approach to round up those who already had deportation orders. As we speak, Chicago leaders ignore the mayhem in their streets and people are getting shot and killed. Since they can't be honest and fear for their own political future, they resent having adults coming in and cleaning things up. The DC residents are now thrilled with the safety in their city. Of course, if you get your news from the ubiquitous sources, you would not recognize that, since critical thinking has vanished from the general populace. The same folks who are now at a loss to have to explain the futile resistance by some politicians to get this country back on track.
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Dirk, at least three issues with your latest diatribe. 1) hyperbole: "most of us are in favor..." Speak for yourself. 2) the "Biden diaspora?" Please do your homework and you will (find) out that you have no clue how to use the term "diaspora." 3) False information: children were zip tied in Illinois and Idaho as late as September and October this year. Stop watching Fox "News" for your information, stop ignoring the facts, and stop telling lies.
SMpool - I do speak for the majority. Diaspora - the dispersion of as of any originally homogeneous people. Biden caused major polarization in this country - the term is appropriate. If children were zip tied, it would have been for their own protection. It was a temporary measure and deemed appropriate under the circumstances. I don't think you are familiar with the conditions under which some of these children were forced to live.
Absolutely hysterical. SMpool, at least four issues with your latest diatribe. 1) "most of us are in favor..." Let’s round up and assume 10 million people were loitering in No Kings parties. That leaves at least 330 million not hanging around in furries or inflatable costumes. 2) the "Biden diaspora." You may want to review reading comprehension books to arrive at the conclusion you have no clue how to comprehend Mr. van Ulden’s use the term "diaspora." 3) What is the age range of your “children”? There are plenty of children, especially teenagers, who are physically stronger than you and me, which means they’re likely to be physically stronger than federal agents. So if these “children” are zip tied – that ensures everyone’s safety, especially ones doing their jobs. You’re welcome. 4) you say you take pride in the progress made in women’s and civil rights yet you’ve never answered why it’s okay for biological men claiming they’re women to compete, steal medals, and in some instances injure biological women.
Please stop watching or reading whatever you consider “news” because it is obvious they are easily debunked Democrat talking points. Your feeble attempts to defend the indefensible, habit of ignoring facts and common sense, and habit of telling lies is not convincing anyone other than those afflicted with TDS. Thank you for your attention to this matter. BTW, good luck to federal agents in Charlotte. And if there are no positive law enforcement results in SF else, let’s hope federal agents surge there, too.
Sad. More evidence folks at the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors don’t care about their oaths to support the U.S. Constitution. Instead, they’d rather put the welfare and safety of criminals and terrorists over the American people. These potential actions by the SMCBOS serve only to continue dividing the city in encouraging law-breaking. And also increasing the percentage of folks who’d prefer deporting all criminals, not just the worst-of-the-worst.
Meanwhile, I call on patriots who support the U.S. Constitution to report criminals to ICE, including companies who may be employing these criminals. On a side note, I wonder whether the new sheriff realized he must now waste precious resources to push paper, or mice, to generate paperwork which provides nothing of value, except maybe to federal law authorities should they choose to prosecute so-called officials who don’t support the U.S. Constitution.
Wonderful idea, to keep us all safer. We don't need masked thugs in our towns snatching people off the street.
Nancy appears to prefer unmasked thugs who rape and kill in our towns. Nice going Nancy! Why would having these unmasked thugs around making us safer?
Dirk, I am a bit at a loss on responding to your rather nonsequitorial comment (if that is a word). This ordinance is about protecting all of us against the current abuses of federal authority as evidence by sending the National Guards to cities that don't want or need them, and abuses such as rapelling down from helicopters to zip tie and arrest law abiding residents of an apartment complex in Chicago. We don't want that in our county.
Nancy - you exist in a bubble and you are excused to believe that my response is nonsequitorial (not really a word). Most of us are in favor of federal activities to root out the criminal elements that invaded our country during the Biden diaspora. Please do your homework and you will out that there always two sides to a story. BTW, the zip tied resident pictures were taken a few years ago, long before the current administration became active on pursuing law and order. And one helicopter raid does not make for the general approach to round up those who already had deportation orders. As we speak, Chicago leaders ignore the mayhem in their streets and people are getting shot and killed. Since they can't be honest and fear for their own political future, they resent having adults coming in and cleaning things up. The DC residents are now thrilled with the safety in their city. Of course, if you get your news from the ubiquitous sources, you would not recognize that, since critical thinking has vanished from the general populace. The same folks who are now at a loss to have to explain the futile resistance by some politicians to get this country back on track.
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