Overview
- Supervisors approved the ICE Free Zones ordinance on Tuesday with a unanimous vote, co-authored by Chyanne Chen and Bilal Mahmood.
- The law bars any entity from using or commandeering city property for immigration enforcement that disrupts city operations and declares such use not a city purpose.
- The ordinance authorizes the City Attorney’s Office to pursue legal action against entities engaged in unauthorized enforcement activity on public property.
- City leaders say the policy is intended to keep residents using programs and facilities without fear, citing research that enforcement presence reduces participation in services.
- San Francisco joins Richmond, San Jose, Oakland, and Santa Clara and Alameda counties in adopting similar protections on public property.