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Immigration & ICE response

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

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19
Agenda records
25
Summary

The recent arc

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  1. 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

  2. Police presented their account of the department's response to the anti-ICE demonstrations of June 2025, an item the council had waited a long time for.

    6:07:46

  3. The mayor said she would rather trust the city's own police department than the sheriff's, because Santa Ana police do not work with federal immigration enforcement.

    6:23:10
Record

Recent council history

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  1. May192026
    Item 23Agenda title

    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
  2. May192026
    Item 22Agenda title

    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
  3. Apr212026
    Item 10Agenda title

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

    • Police presented their account of the department's response to the anti-ICE demonstrations of June 2025, an item the council had waited a long time for.6:07:46
    • The city attorney said discussing potential litigation publicly exposes the city to greater financial risk, and that this is not because the city thinks it has liability but to avoid statements being taken out of context.7:28:45
  4. Feb32026
    Item 15Discussion mention

    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 mayor said she would rather trust the city's own police department than the sheriff's, because Santa Ana police do not work with federal immigration enforcement.6:23:10
  5. Aug192025
    Item 25Agenda title

    Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager to Prepare a Resolution for Consideration Naming the PAAL Center Located on McFadden Avenue as the Jose Vargas PAAL Center in Recognition of his Legacy of Service to Santa Ana’s Youth, Immigrant Community, and Public Safety – Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez

    • Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez asked the city to name a youth centre after Officer Jose Vargas, describing it as honouring a man committed to Santa Ana's working community.5:18:47
    • Councilmember Hernandez said he had worked with the Vargas family through the Labor Federation and was proud of the officer's legacy.5:23:47
  6. Aug192025
    Item 13Agenda title

    Agreement with Immigrant Defenders Law Center for Immigration Legal Defense Services (Specification No. 24-137) (General Fund)

    • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.6:37:24
  7. Jul12025
    Item 28Agenda title

    Consider a Temporary Program of Financial Assistance for Families Impacted by Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions

    • The council considered a temporary programme of financial assistance for families, framed as emergency help.6:14:14
    • Councilmember Phan asked whether the county, and supervisors with discretionary funds, could help pay for rental assistance, noting each councilmember also has $10,000 in discretionary funding.6:14:15
  8. Jul12025
    Item 27Agenda title

    Resolution Making a Call to Action Regarding ICE Immigration Enforcement

    • Considered by the council; no separate discussion recorded.6:03:57