Sacramento City Council members approved a resolution on Tuesday evening directing the city manager to develop a policy plan by June 23 to prohibit ICE agents from operating on city-owned property. The resolution follows community requests made last year when the city updated its sanctuary platform. Some council members said the move comes after two months without progress on those requests. Councilmember Mai Vang said the resolution is part of a broader effort, which includes a proposed “Sacramento Community Action Plan.” “The resolution is just the first step, but policy goes to die without implementation, and that’s why the Sacramento Community Action Plan is so important,” Vang said. “Passing this resolution is just the first step. The second step is making sure that we actually have a comprehensive action plan for protocols and policy for the implementation.” Councilmember Eric Guerra highlighted the importance of privacy protections under California law. “Every city in the state of California should be following the Constitution of California Article 1 that ensures people’s privacy,” Guerra said. “When you come to our city, we will not be sharing your information because it’s responsibility under the Constitution.” The city attorney described the resolution as binding but flexible enough for the city manager to develop policy around current law and pending litigation. Dozens of community members weighed in on the resolution during public comment, with most expressing support for the move. Many called for an ordinance, which city council members said could be explored in the future. An ordinance would allow for criminal penalties. Vang said in a release that she issued a motion directing staff to explore the development of the ordinance, which was unanimously approved by the council. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Sacramento City Council members approved a resolution on Tuesday evening directing the city manager to develop a policy plan by June 23 to prohibit ICE agents from operating on city-owned property.

The resolution follows community requests made last year when the city updated its sanctuary platform. Some council members said the move comes after two months without progress on those requests.

Councilmember Mai Vang said the resolution is part of a broader effort, which includes a proposed “Sacramento Community Action Plan.”

“The resolution is just the first step, but policy goes to die without implementation, and that’s why the Sacramento Community Action Plan is so important,” Vang said. “Passing this resolution is just the first step. The second step is making sure that we actually have a comprehensive action plan for protocols and policy for the implementation.”

Councilmember Eric Guerra highlighted the importance of privacy protections under California law.

“Every city in the state of California should be following the Constitution of California Article 1 that ensures people’s privacy,” Guerra said. “When you come to our city, we will not be sharing your information because it’s responsibility under the Constitution.”

The city attorney described the resolution as binding but flexible enough for the city manager to develop policy around current law and pending litigation.

Dozens of community members weighed in on the resolution during public comment, with most expressing support for the move.

Many called for an ordinance, which city council members said could be explored in the future. An ordinance would allow for criminal penalties.

Vang said in a release that she issued a motion directing staff to explore the development of the ordinance, which was unanimously approved by the council.

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