League Leaders and Members:
There is so much going on right now that we are focusing on! The November election is a major focus with Pros & Cons presentations, candidate forums, and more
As a member of the Immigration Team, I am paying close attention to developments in this area. ICE has set goals to deport more people, using cruel and illegal tactics. The Federal Immigration Court in San Francisco has been closed, and those cases have been transferred to the Immigration Court in Concord at the Gateway office building.
Gateway is a privately owned office building. The Immigration Court is on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors. There are other tenants in the building, including an Urgent Care Clinic on the first floor. Some of the people who work in the building are Dreamers with DACA status, which makes it stressful to work there.
LWVDV is partnering with the Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance to advocate for a Contra Costa County ICE Non-cooperation Ordinance. Ana Pan has made public comments at Board of Supervisors meetings twice. The ICE Non-cooperation Ordinance will be discussed again at the September 8th meeting.
For more information see our Immigration Team page.
At the State level, LWVC has issued an Action Alert to end secrecy in for-profit Immigration detention centers in California: Action Alert: Urge Your Representatives to Vote Yes on SB 423.
LWVDV Co-Presidents: Mary Schreiber, Anne Granlund and Kathy Gallagher
