Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
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.
General Public Comment
This item is 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.
Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Executive Committee meetings:
a. January 29, 2025 IRC Executive Committee meeting minutes
b. February 26, 2025 IRC Executive Committee meeting minutes
Discussion/Action Items
a. Proposed Statement on Sanctuary Policies (Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Vice Chair Chaudhary to propose issuing a statement on sanctuary policies.
b. Proposed Resolution on Travel Bans (Commissioner Fara)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Fara to propose issuing a resolution condemning any future travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries.
c. Proposed Letter on California Assembly Bill 421 (Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Vice Chair Chaudhary to propose issuing a letter in support of California Assembly Bill 421.
d. Follow-Up from IRC Special Hearing
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Director Rivas to summarize the action plan from the strategic planning retreat and allows the Executive Committee to discuss follow-up actions.
Staff Reports
(Information)
a. Director’s Updates
Report on OCEIA and IRC activities and announcements. This item allows the OCEIA Director to provide brief updates on activities and announcements.
Old and New Business
(Information)
This item is to allow Commissioners to provide updates on items the Commission has previously discussed, and to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Commission.
Adjournment
Notices
Partner agencies
Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
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.
General Public Comment
This item is 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.
Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Executive Committee meetings:
a. January 29, 2025 IRC Executive Committee meeting minutes
b. February 26, 2025 IRC Executive Committee meeting minutes
Discussion/Action Items
a. Proposed Statement on Sanctuary Policies (Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Vice Chair Chaudhary to propose issuing a statement on sanctuary policies.
b. Proposed Resolution on Travel Bans (Commissioner Fara)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Fara to propose issuing a resolution condemning any future travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries.
c. Proposed Letter on California Assembly Bill 421 (Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Vice Chair Chaudhary to propose issuing a letter in support of California Assembly Bill 421.
d. Follow-Up from IRC Special Hearing
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Director Rivas to summarize the action plan from the strategic planning retreat and allows the Executive Committee to discuss follow-up actions.
Staff Reports
(Information)
a. Director’s Updates
Report on OCEIA and IRC activities and announcements. This item allows the OCEIA Director to provide brief updates on activities and announcements.
Old and New Business
(Information)
This item is to allow Commissioners to provide updates on items the Commission has previously discussed, and to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Commission.