The Alameda County Board of Supervisors Public Protection Committee will have a full discussion of the ongoing collaboration of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office with ICE, the immigration police, on Thursday, Sept. 9th, 10am. Chair Valle is on record in support of the Immigration Legal Resource Center’s (ILRC) proposals to end this collaboration.
Please speak up in support of ILRC and ending all ACSO ties to ICE – It’s the second item on the Committee agenda. Here’s the online meeting linking: https://zoom.us/j/97811379848
To make an e-comment prior to the meeting, use CBS@acgov.org. Please include your name “Agenda Item 2.”
Suggested Message:
We must strengthen our county policies to reflect our county values better and ensure that Alameda residents are not criminalized based on their legal status. To uphold state laws and strengthen protections for non citizens, and at a minimum, bring ACSOpolicy in line with existing state law the Board of Supervisors should enact strict policy against any ACSO collaboration with ICE, including not sharing information with ICE and not responding to ICE detainers by either notifying ICE of release dates or coordinating transfers of custody.The fact that the sheriff continues policies that collaborate with ICE is more evidence that Alameda County needs effective community-based oversight of the sheriff’s office and polices related to the jail. Faith In Action East Bay (or your organization and/or you) gives full support to the recommendations to the Board initiated by Immigrant Legal Resource Center. The full ILRC letter to the Board, which Faith In Action East Bay has co-signed along with others, is attached.
Further discussion of AB1185 and Sheriff Oversight implementation is scheduled for the October 14th BOS Public Protection agenda.
Also: If you haven’t signed and shared our petition for strong community-based oversight of the sheriff and the most effective implementation of AB1185, please use and circulate this link: https://www.change.org/p/alameda-county-board-of-supervisors-strong-oversight-of-the-alameda-county-sheriff