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Orozco, Norma From: Ely Flores <eflores@occord.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2021 11:10 AM To: eComment, Sarmiento, Vicente; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Johnathan; Mendoza, Nelida Cc: general@vietrise.org; Rosaisela Lopez Cienfuegos; Christopher Baiza; Mariana Angeles; Quelin Querijero Subject: E-comment in support of VISION Act Resolution Dear Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Council Members, My name is Ely Flores with Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD). On behalf of OCCORD, I am writing to ask you to vote Yes on Agenda Item 21- the resolution in support of the VISION Act (AB 937 - Carrillo) on Tuesday, May 4. Thank you to Councilmember Phan and Mayor Sarmiento for putting it on the agenda. The VISION Act is a state bill that would stop the practice of transferring immigrants and refugees who have already been deemed eligible for release from being transferred by local jails and our state prison system to immigration detention. The VISION Act takes urgent and necessary strides toward ensuring that millions of dollars in local and state tax dollars are not used to put immigrants in dangerous health conditions in immigration detention and separate immigrant families and communities. Furthermore, the VISION Act addresses anti -Asian violence and puts an end to the cycle of trauma and violence for Black, Latinx, and Southeast Asian immigrant and refugee communities who are being double punished through incarceration and deportation. Countless refugee community members who survived war and violence and were incarcerated as youth are now being indefinitely placed in ICE detention in California due to ICE transfers. OCCORD's mission is to bring workers, families and community partners together to organize and advocate for good jobs, strong neighborhoods and an inclusive democracy in Orange County. ICE Transfers harm the mental and physical health of refugees, immigrants, and their families and this is why we urge you to support this resolution. In 2016, Santa Ana passed the strongest sanctuary city ordinance in the country and committed the city's support with the CA Values Act. This resolution presents another opportunity for Santa Ana to strongly demonstrate its commitment to protecting refugee and immigrant communities from cruel detention and deportation in the city and statewide. Please vote yes on the city resolution in support of the VISION Act. We thank you for your local leadership in setting a standard for bold and strong immigrant rights advocacy. Please confirm receipt of this email correspondence. Best regards, Ely Flores Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD) Ely Flores Executive Director (714)621-0919 www.occord.org