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Immigration & ICE response

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City policy, legal assistance, civil protections, and council responses to federal immigration enforcement.

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Agenda records
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Summary

The recent arc

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  1. An ordinance barring city employees from outside work involving civil immigration enforcement, including for ICE, was adopted on second reading with the consent calendar.

    6:58:20

  2. The council introduced an ordinance prohibiting city employees from holding secondary employment involving civil immigration enforcement, including work with or on behalf of ICE.

    2:37:11

  3. Councilmember Vazquez seconded the rejection, saying residents do not trust cameras while immigration enforcement is active on city streets.

    3:19:25
Record

Recent council history

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  1. Oct62026
    Item 24Agenda and summary

    Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. NS-3100 to Amend Section 9-16 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Prohibit All City of Santa Ana Employees from Outside Employment Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement (clerical edit – “employee” to “employment” – 9/30/2026) First reading at the September 15, 2026, City Council Meeting and approved by a vote of 7-0. Published in the OC Reporter on September 21, 2026

    • An ordinance barring city employees from outside work involving civil immigration enforcement, including for ICE, was adopted on second reading with the consent calendar.6:58:20
    • A speaker praised it as part of what being a sanctuary city should mean.6:11:54
  2. Sep152026
    Item 26Cited summary

    Ordinance Amending Section 9-16 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Prohibit All City of Santa Ana Employees from Outside Employment Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement and to Make Other Minor Revisions

    • The council introduced an ordinance prohibiting city employees from holding secondary employment involving civil immigration enforcement, including work with or on behalf of ICE.2:37:11
    • The recorded vote was seven to zero; the ordinance was scheduled to return for second reading at the next meeting.2:37:41
  3. Aug42026
    Item 27Cited summary

    Resolution Requesting the California State Legislature to Amend Assembly Bill 645 to Authorize the City of Santa Ana to Establish a Speed Safety System Pilot Program

    • Councilmember Hernandez moved to reject the resolution, saying Santa Ana should not be a test subject and that enforcement could wrongly expose undocumented residents.3:10:44
    • Councilmember Bacerra put a substitute motion, citing 26 traffic deaths in 2025 including five young people killed on Segerstrom Avenue.3:14:05
  4. May192026
    Item 23Agenda and summary

    Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk to Draft a Resolution Expressing the City of Santa Ana’s Support for Assembly Bill 1537 (Bryan), the No Side Jobs for ICE Act, Which Would Close a Loophole in State Law by Prohibiting California Law Enforcement Officers from Working Secondary Employment with Federal Immigration Enforcement Agencies or Private Entities Engaged in Immigration Enforcement – Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez and Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez

    • Councilmember Vazquez asked the council to support a state bill that would stop California law enforcement officers taking side jobs with federal immigration enforcement.3:48:32
    • He said public agencies should not be a pipeline into family separation, and that federal immigration enforcement had been advertising to recruit local officers.3:48:32
  5. May192026
    Item 22Agenda and summary

    Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager and the City Attorney to Reaffirm Santa Ana Police Department Policy and to Prepare an Ordinance to Codify the Prohibition of Immigration Related Secondary Employment – Mayor Valerie Amezcua and Councilmember Phil Bacerra

    • Mayor Amezcua and Councilmember Bacerra asked the city to reaffirm the police department's policy barring officers from taking immigration-related second jobs, and to write that ban into an ordinance.3:29:29
    • Putting it in an ordinance would mean a future chief could not simply change the policy.3:29:29
  6. Apr212026
    Item 10Agenda and summary

    Update on Santa Ana Police Department Response to June 2025 Anti-ICE Demonstrations

    • A police commander presented the review of how the department responded to the demonstrations against immigration raids in June 2025, which the council had asked for in February.6:07:52
    • Councilmember Vazquez said he was at the protest on 9 June with Councilmember Hernandez and that it was peaceful.6:20:56
  7. Feb32026
    Item 15Cited summary

    Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the Implementation of the Drone as a First Responder System and Patrol Drone Purchase for the Police Department (Non-General Fund - SLESA)

    • The police chief presented a proposal to buy a drone as first responder system, where a drone is sent to a call before officers reach the scene.5:02:00
    • Councilmember Vazquez asked whether the Police Oversight Commission had helped write the policy, and said new technology should routinely go through it so the public can see it has been through a process.5:19:17
  8. Dec22025
    Item 11Cited summary

    Approve an Additional $150,000 for the Ayuda Sin Fronteras Program

    • The council put another $150,000 into the Ayuda Sin Fronteras fund, which helps residents affected by federal immigration enforcement.4:34:35