Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Overview
Members of the Commission will attend this meeting in person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely using Webex or by calling the phone number and entering the access code above. Everyone attending the meeting in person is encouraged to wear a mask throughout the meeting. Each member of the public attending in person may address the Commission for up to two minutes. Public speakers using consecutive interpretation assistance will be allowed to speak for twice the amount of the time.Agenda
Call to Order and Roll Call
Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
We, the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.
Announcements and General Public Comment
(Information)
This item is to allow Director Rivas to provide announcements on interpretation services, public comment, and other information related to today’s hearing; and to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on today’s agenda.
IRC Hearing to Support our Immigrant Community Planning for Possible Policy Changes by the New Federal Administration
a. Introduction (Chair Kennelly, Vice Chair Chaudhary, Director Rivas)
(Information)
This item is to allow Chair Kennelly, Vice Chair Chaudhary, and Director Rivas to introduce today’s hearing and provide an overview of the purpose of the hearing. The hearing will focus on the incoming federal administration's plans for immigration policy, how this will impact San Francisco, and what actions the City and community are taking to prepare.
b. Invited Speakers
(Information/Discussion)
This item is to allow the Commission to hear from invited speakers on the topic of today’s hearing.
Policy Overview
1. Lena Graber, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
2. Masih Fouladi, Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC)
City Agencies
3. Alicia Cabrera, Deputy City Attorney, and Mollie Lee, Chief of Strategic Advocacy - San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
4. Francisco Ugarte, Manager, and Jennifer Friedman, Deputy Public Defender, Immigration Defense Unit - San Francisco Public Defender’s Office
5. Jorge Rivas, Executive Director, and Richard Whipple, Deputy Director, San Francisco Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA)
Community Organizations
6. Finn Palamaro, Program Manager, San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network (SFILEN)
7. Thais Siqueira, Coordinator, Rapid Response Network
8. Milli Atkinson, Director, San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Program, Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco; and Lariza Dugan-Cuadra, Executive Director, CARECEN SF – San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative (SFILDC)
9. Annie Lee, Managing Director of Policy, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA)
10. Zahra Billoo, Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
c. Public Comment
This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters related to the topic of today’s hearing.
d. Closing Remarks (Chair Kennelly, Vice Chair Chaudhary, Director Rivas)
(Information)
This item is to allow Chair Kennelly, Vice Chair Chaudhary, and Director Rivas to provide brief closing remarks on today’s hearing.
Adjournment
Notices
Partner agencies
Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Overview
Members of the Commission will attend this meeting in person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely using Webex or by calling the phone number and entering the access code above. Everyone attending the meeting in person is encouraged to wear a mask throughout the meeting. Each member of the public attending in person may address the Commission for up to two minutes. Public speakers using consecutive interpretation assistance will be allowed to speak for twice the amount of the time.Agenda
Call to Order and Roll Call
Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
We, the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.
Announcements and General Public Comment
(Information)
This item is to allow Director Rivas to provide announcements on interpretation services, public comment, and other information related to today’s hearing; and to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on today’s agenda.
IRC Hearing to Support our Immigrant Community Planning for Possible Policy Changes by the New Federal Administration
a. Introduction (Chair Kennelly, Vice Chair Chaudhary, Director Rivas)
(Information)
This item is to allow Chair Kennelly, Vice Chair Chaudhary, and Director Rivas to introduce today’s hearing and provide an overview of the purpose of the hearing. The hearing will focus on the incoming federal administration's plans for immigration policy, how this will impact San Francisco, and what actions the City and community are taking to prepare.
b. Invited Speakers
(Information/Discussion)
This item is to allow the Commission to hear from invited speakers on the topic of today’s hearing.
Policy Overview
1. Lena Graber, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
2. Masih Fouladi, Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC)
City Agencies
3. Alicia Cabrera, Deputy City Attorney, and Mollie Lee, Chief of Strategic Advocacy - San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
4. Francisco Ugarte, Manager, and Jennifer Friedman, Deputy Public Defender, Immigration Defense Unit - San Francisco Public Defender’s Office
5. Jorge Rivas, Executive Director, and Richard Whipple, Deputy Director, San Francisco Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA)
Community Organizations
6. Finn Palamaro, Program Manager, San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network (SFILEN)
7. Thais Siqueira, Coordinator, Rapid Response Network
8. Milli Atkinson, Director, San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Program, Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco; and Lariza Dugan-Cuadra, Executive Director, CARECEN SF – San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative (SFILDC)
9. Annie Lee, Managing Director of Policy, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA)
10. Zahra Billoo, Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
c. Public Comment
This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters related to the topic of today’s hearing.
d. Closing Remarks (Chair Kennelly, Vice Chair Chaudhary, Director Rivas)
(Information)
This item is to allow Chair Kennelly, Vice Chair Chaudhary, and Director Rivas to provide brief closing remarks on today’s hearing.