Federal threats of immigration enforcement by the National Guard in San Francisco sent shockwaves throughout the Bay Area, including in the South Bay.

Leaders say businesses are closing, people are refusing to go to work or school and people are fearful to live their normal lives due to the threat of immigration enforcement.

Now, the City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara plan to take proactive action by legally barring immigration operations on city and county-owned land.

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“Property built and maintained by the people should only be used by city or county purposes,” San Jose Councilmember Peter Ortiz said.

“Let us be clear, ICE is not welcome on our county facilities and controlled lands,” Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas said. “These lands serve critical needs for our community and immigration enforcement is not one of them.”

The city and county both introduced proposals that would protect places like city and county parks, parking lots and property from being used as staging grounds during immigration operations without an official warrant.

It will not be a physical enforcement of the rules with sheriff’s deputies or police officers, but rather one fought through courts.

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Councilmember Ortiz says his legislation comes in response to what he’s seen in Chicago.

“What we see is an over-extension of the federal law whether it’s National Guard commandeering parks or commandeering sites and ICE doing it – that’s what we’re seeing in Chicago,” Ortiz said. “So, we’re trying to take what we learned from cities who are already dealing with it and preparing our city for the situation in which it happens.”

The County of Santa Clara passed their proposal Tuesday afternoon.

Now, the City of San Jose will discuss its own legislation at Wednesday’s Rules Committee meeting before facing the full council at a later time.

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