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Resolution No. 2021-XXX <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />RESOLUTION 2021-XXX <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 937 <br />(THE “VISION ACT”) <br />WHEREAS, refugees and immigrants are a vital part of California’s heart and identity, <br />and we recognize the humanity of all people who call our community home; and <br />WHEREAS, California’s criminal justice system unjustly and disproportionately harms <br />Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian and Pacific Islander American communities; and <br />WHEREAS, with the passing of SB 260, SB 261, SB 1437, AB 1812, which amended <br />paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, and Proposition 47, the <br />Legislature and California voters have demonstrated a strong commitment to reforming our <br />criminal justice system and ending mass incarceration; and <br />WHEREAS, despite these reforms, California reinforces systemic racism when its jails <br />and prisons voluntarily and unnecessarily transfer immigrant and refugee community members <br />eligible for release from state or local custody to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for <br />immigration detention and deportation purposes; and <br />WHEREAS, jails and prisons serve as the main pipeline to fill immigration detention beds, <br />and approximately 70 percent of people detained in ICE custody, nationally, have been funneled <br />through our criminal justice system; and <br />WHEREAS, California should not subject these community members to a cruel “double <br />punishment,” and disregard their humanity, records of rehabilitation, stable reentry plans, and <br />community support, purely because they are refugees or immigrants; and <br />WHEREAS, ending ICE transfers in California is a reflection of the state’s commitment to <br />ending racial injustice and mass incarceration; and <br />WHEREAS, the VISION Act (Assembly Bill 937), authored by Assemblymember Carrillo, <br />prohibits jails, prisons, and other public agencies from funneling community members who are <br />eligible for release to ICE jails where they endure deplorable conditions and face permanent <br />separation from their families and communities; and <br />WHEREAS, through the passing of the VISION Act, California has an opportunity to set <br />a model for the nation and advance a positive vision of a society based on care, healing, and <br />transformation; and <br />WHEREAS, our community refuses to use local and state resources to separate children <br />from their parents and detain and deport millions of parents, neighbors, co-workers, and friends; <br />and