Sacramento updated its immigration policy platform last month<\/a> to signal its allegiance to the city\u2019s immigrants \u2013 which make up about 20% of the population. Hundreds of public commenters filled city chambers and approximately 700 people left e-comments on the city\u2019s website, calling on their elected officials to protect the region\u2019s most vulnerable.\u00a0<\/p>\nEnforcement not clear just yet\u00a0<\/p>\n
If approved, the resolution directs Sacramento\u2019s new city manager Marakeisha Smith to develop a policy that bans immigration enforcement and activity on city property. It also asks her to develop a record system for ICE-related incidents that occur on city-owned land.<\/p>\n
The resolution defines property as \u201cany property or facility owned or controlled by the city, including but not limited to any parking lot, vacant lot, garage, building warehouse, or residential property\u201d.<\/p>\n
The ordinance also calls for the creation of free signage for property owners that hope to restrict ICE activity.<\/p>\n
Smith was not immediately available for comment, and the Law and Legislation Committee did not discuss how the policy would be enforced during their meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement the agency is\u00a0 unaware of any routine ICE enforcement or staging operations on city property. The department also declined to comment further on the resolution.<\/p>\n
Community members and activists say it’s not enough<\/p>\n
Those in the audience who spoke at Tuesday\u2019s committee meeting mainly supported the resolution, but said the city needs to do more, and put more checks and balances on the Sacramento Police Department. Resolutions are typically crafted as expressions of city policy, but aren\u2019t the same as legally-binding city ordinances which can carry penalties.<\/p>\n
Moiz Mir, an activist with the Asian American Liberation Network, told CapRadio he came to the meeting to advocate for expanding the resolution beyond just physical spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200aIt defines property very narrowly and defines city resources very narrowly,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want them to expand that definition to not just physical property, things like parking lots, but also expand that to the city’s surveillance infrastructure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mir said companies the city contracts with to generate data, such as gunfire audio detection company ShotSpotter, can give that data to ICE.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s data the city is paying to generate, and those contractors should be accountable to the city\u2019s sanctuary policy direction,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Many in attendance also called on the council to investigate Sac PD\u2019s actions towards civilians during protests against ICE and demanded the council ensure no data on civilians is being sent to federal law enforcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Allison Smith, spokesperson for Sac PD, told CapRadio in a phone interview she is unaware of any incident where the city\u2019s police department aided federal enforcement efforts or harassed civilians during protests.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe support people\u2019s First Amendment right to lawfully protest,\u201d Smith said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No law enforcement officials spoke at the committee meeting.<\/p>\n
Giselle Garcia, program director with activist group NorCal Resist, told CapRadio the city needs to move quicker, but acknowledged this could be a good first step towards accountability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200aWe often compare what will be next after this kind of nightmare period to us having to have something similar to the Nuremberg trials,\u201d Garcia said. \u201c\u200aInitiatives like this essentially pave the way so that if there are violations of the law we can now have a legal grounds to challenge that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The resolution will go to the city council within 30 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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