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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - 21 Flores, Dora From:Hairo Cortes <cortes.hairo@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:eComment Subject:Item 21: Support Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Good morning, I am writing in support of reconvening the city’s Sanctuary Policy Advisory Committee. The Committee is needed more then ever as cities across the country face raids by immigration enforcement agents, and new threats that seek to compel collaboration between local law enforcement and immigration enforcement agencies. The Committee is and will be an invaluable asset that will ensure the city receives recommendations on best practices to protect its residents. It will also ensure that the city receives advise from a multitude of experts committed to immigrant rights. 1 Flores, Dora From:Anonymousemail <noreply@anonymousemail.eu> Sent:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 11:03 AM To:eComment Subject:Opposition to Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Powered by Anonymousemail Hello, I'd like to express opposition to the reinforcement of our sanctuary city proposal by councilwoman Lopez. I'm writing as an undocumented person myself for more than 20 years. Let's state that the sanctuary city status only means that the police department is not going to work with immigration authorities once they arrest a bad person. Unfortunately, that forces ICE to look for those people in the barrios instead of jail. Meaning that they may come to my neighborhood for a drug dealer nearby my home, and I may be arrested just for being in the wrong place at the right time. There are plenty of videos in social media where this happens. On the other side of the coin, non-sanctuary cities do not see ICE on their streets. If the immigration authority is looking for a specific person, they'll find him/her in jail. Unless I don't understand the role of the advisory group, supporting the proposal will also indicate who you prioritize- those who try to do our best to live in this country following the law as much as possible, or those who come to commit crimes and put the whole good undocumented community in jeopardy. I would like you to discuss on the floor how the RICO Act can affect those Councilmembers who actively enable undocumented people to commit crimes and released on our streets over and over. Especially if good standing neighbors are deported because of the situation described in the fourth paragraph. Thanks A Santa Ana neighbor 2 Flores, Dora From:Escamilla, Manny <manuel.escamilla@ocgov.com> Sent:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 11:40 AM To:eComment Cc:Nunez, Alvaro; Vazquez, Sylvia; Thai, Minh; Downs, Kathryn Subject:Item 21 - Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group - Letter of Support Attachments:Letter of Support - City of Santa Ana - Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor and City Council, Please see the a?ached le?er of support from Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento regarding Item 21 - Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. All the best, Manny Bcc: Supervisor Sarmiento; Mayor and City Council; Yasie Goebel Manuel J. Escamilla manuel.escamilla@ocgov.com Senior Policy Advisor Office of Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento County Administration North 400 W. Civic Center Drive, Sixth Floor Santa Ana, CA 92701 Office: 714-834-3220 Cell: 657-401-5554 4 VICENTE SARMIENTO ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUPERVISOR, SECOND DISTRICT COUNTY ADMINISTRATION NORTH BUILDING 400 W. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE. SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92701 PHONE (714) 834-3220 February 4th, 2025 Mayor and City Council City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA RE: Item 21 - Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group - Letter of Support Dear Mayor and Council, I am pleased to provide this letter of support for Councilmember Jessie Lopez’s request to reconvene the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. I was a Santa Ana City Councilmember in 2016 when the City’s sanctuary designation was adopted, and the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group was established to help advise City officials on polices to implement this sanctuary designation. I believe that our residents will benefit from an engaged advisory group to help pro-actively navigate responses to the anti-immigrant efforts the current administration is pursuing locally, and across the Country. In 2017 City Management met with the OC Immigrant Rights Policy Working Group and subsequently invited a wide range of organizations including Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities, Resilience OC, Orange County Immigrant Youth United, Western State College of Law, SACRED, ACLU of Orange County, UCI Law School, and the Mexican consulate’s office to participate in the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. Many of these organizations are still active and other new groups have also emerged in defense of our immigrant communities. I write this letter of support to encourage a wide base of participation and openness to all organizations that are working to defend our community members, especially including representatives from our growing Vietnamese and Arab/Muslim communities This moment calls on all of us to work together to defend our undocumented neighbors, many of whom we call our friends, colleagues, and family. I am proud to support this effort and should you have any questions please reach out to my office at 714- 834-3220 or vicente.sarmiento@ocgov.com. Sincerely, Vicente Sarmiento Supervisor, Second District Flores, Dora From:Celeste Sanchez <sanchez.celeste25@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:eComment Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Hello, I am a resident of Santa Ana, and I am emailing the city council to urge city council members to support sanctuary ordinance, through Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. It is crucial for our city to support and commit to the safety of our residents during these uncertain and fearful times. Thank You, Celeste, SA Resident 5 Flores, Dora From:Maria Ceja <ceja.maria95@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, To:eComment Subject:Council member requested item #21 Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am Maria Ceja, a Ward 5 resident and born and raised in Santanera. I am the product of immigrants, like many others who call this beautiful city home. Santa Ana is a majority immigrant community that should stand with our undocumented family members, friends, neighbors, and community members, forever and always. This is why I am writing to support Item #21 and urge the Council to move forward with bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to encourage those that hold the most power locally to navigate the current and changing terrain of immigration in light of the new presidential administration and the recent actions across the country to instill very valid fears and terror amongst the immigration community. In 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Maria Ceja Ward 5 Resident & Santa Ana Community member 1 Flores, Dora From:Yadany Lievanos <yadanylievanos@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Yadany Lievanos San Juan Capistrano 2 Flores, Dora From:ana vargas <avargaaas@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, To:eComment Subject:Item 21 Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Council members, My name is Ana Vargas and am in full support in continuing to keep our city a sanctuary place for the community. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Ana Vargas, city of Santa Ana 3 Flores, Dora From:Mayra Vargas <vargas_2011@hotmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:eComment Subject:Item 21-Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Mayra Vargas, I am a 31 year old born and raised Santa Ana resident. My family relocated to Santa Ana over 35 years ago and have made this city their home. My parents are now in their 60’s and with this administration they are now, yet again, living in fear. Their only crime having been crossing the border for a better future for their kids. I stand with the immigrant community, for I do not know who this administration will take aim at next. May I remind the council of the thousands of dollars that immigrants bring into this city without anything in return. We must fight for them and fight for better treatment of our most vulnerable. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Mayra Vargas Santa Ana Resident Sent from my iPhone 4 Flores, Dora From:Yesenia Altamirano <yaltamirano@chirla.org> Sent:Tuesday, February 4, To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Yesenia Altamirano, an Orange County resident and community organizer who has directly impacted community members/ constituents who are concerned about their safety due to current political climate. Hard working families should not fear for their safety, nor should they fear being separated from their children every day on their way to school, work, or simply to pick up groceries. It is time to work together to help our families find appropriate resources and information because they are a vital part of the Santa Ana community. We must maintain and reinforce Santa Ana's sanctuary policies. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Yesenia Altamirano Orange County Regional Organizer CHIRLA Get Outlook for iOS 5 Flores, Dora From:Erin <tehrin@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, 12:35 PM To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I have been a resident of Orange County since I was 7 years old. My entire life, immigrants have occupied important places in my life such as being my neighbors, friends, teachers, coworkers, etc. They have also been yours. Our lives are enriched by the immigrants we know. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Erin K. Anaheim, CA 6 Flores, Dora From:Kim Riley <kimberlylynriley@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:2/4/2025 Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am the daughter of a Vietnamese immigrant and grew up in Orange County. Growing up in Westminster, California meant that my neighbors, my friends, my community, were made up of immigrants. I am dedicated to protecting and enriching the lives of our community members and implore the City of Santa Ana to uphold its commitment to its immigrant population as one of Orange County's sanctuary cities. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Kim Riley Resident of Anaheim, CA 1 Flores, Dora From:evelyn aguilar <evelynaguilar053@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Defend Santa Ana Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am a 28 year old, life long Santa Ana Resident, and coming from a family of immigrants myself, I would love for Santa Ana to reaffirm it’s support for the sanctuary ordinance especially now in a time full of uncertainty and fear among the community you were elected to serve. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Evelyn Aguilar Santa Ana, CA 1 Flores, Dora From:Izzy Biggs <izzyrbiggs@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Council-members, My name is Isabella Biggs and I am a stalwart supporter of the protection of immigrants in Orange County, regardless of status but especially those who are undocumented bI am 23 years old and an American citizen born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to California in 2011. When my parents abandoned me financially and i was facing homelessness, undocumented immigrants are the ones who kept me fed and housed. Without the undocumented loved ones in my life I— in the most literal sense— would not be alive today. Orange County runs and thrives on immigrants, they are the reason it has such a rich and vibrant culture. The strong community in the OC is revered across California— and it’s because of the community that immigrants, undocumented or otherwise, have nurtured. Undocumented immigrants are not criminals; they are important pillars in communities that show the beauty of human nature— that prove humans inherently wish to help one another. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. 3 I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Isabella Renée Biggs Stanton, California 4 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 12:59 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Lizzette Olvera and I am a Santa Ana resident. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Lizzette Olvera 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Maria Estela Valencia < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1:05 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Maria Estela Valencia, and I live in Ward 6. I have lived in Santa Ana for most of my life and have seen the positive impact and richness our immigrants have given it. I am committed to ensuring the unconditional belonging of all immigrants in Santa Ana and throughout Orange County. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. This community oversight mechanism, written within the ordinance, facilitates trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time, and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles to protect the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request that the advisory group reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways to protect residents better. I look forward to the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance and Advisory Board and to its role in protecting immigrants' rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Maria Estela Valencia Ward 6 Resident, Santa Ana 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Alyse DeCavallas < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1:07 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Council, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Alyse DeCavallas Santa Ana Resident i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Aaron Cheng <acheng@aesd.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1:11 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, Hi, my name is Aaron and I am a resident in Westminster, CA, but I strongly support the implementation of Sanctuary in Santa Ana and supporting immigrants in OC. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Aaron Cheng Anaheim Elementary School District Westminster, CA i Arevalo, Evelyn From: J Nada < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1:35 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Jay Nada, I am a decades long citizen of Santa Ana and local artist. I am also a US citizen who has gone through the process of becoming a naturalized citizen, and despite my legal status I fully believe in providing the opportunity for others, in this case through the status of providing a sanctuary for folks to work towards full citizenship without fear of reprisal. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Immigrants make the lifeblood of our city, and it is in our best interest, not only economically and culturally, but morally to do so. Please join us in supporting immigrants and sanctuary in OC and our city. Should the council succumb to a moral failing, you will see pushback and opposition, at a level yet unseen because we are (as a country) at the precipice of horrific atrocity and the full inoculation of fascism in this country. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. When future generations look back, will you be proud to answer when they ask what you did during the rise of American fascism? Think about it. i Sincerely, Jay Nada Creative Director,Annex 46 Arts Collective Santa Ana, CA 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Kevin < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:00 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Kevin Isunza, and I am a concerned resident of Santa Ana who cares deeply about our immigrant community. With everything happening around immigration right now, it is more important than ever to ensure that our city remains a place of safety and support for all residents. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Kevin Isunza 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Stephanie Cornwall < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:08 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Stephanie Cornwall and I am a resident of Costa Mesa, CA. I am committed to supporting our Orange County immigrants. Taking additional action to support our most vulnerable communities is particularly important in times when ICE has become more brazen and dangerous. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Stephanie Cornwall Resident of Costa Mesa Sent from my iPhone i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Chetkagnchana Keo < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:23 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Council Members, My name is Chetkagnchana Keo and I have been a Santa Ana resident for almost two decades now. In my time as a resident, it has been so evident to see how integral they are to the city and the community along with all immigrants across the nation. I am sharing my forever commitment helping and supporting immigrants in the OC and especially Santa Ana, ss a proclaimed Sanctuary City, in all possible ways that I can. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Chetkagnchana Keo Santa Ana 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Oswaldo Farias <oswaldo@resilienceoc.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:23 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: Letter of Support Santa Ana Sanctuary Policy (1).pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Good afternoon, On behalf of Resilience Orange County, I am writing to express our strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, please see the attached letter. In Community, Oswaldo Farias Pronouns: (He/Him) Deputy Director Resilience Orange County www.resilienceoc.org Email: oswaldoPresilienceoc.org Phone: 714-202-6320 THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED,CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT OR THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING THE MESSAGE TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT,YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION,DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. 1 p 1 RESILIENCE ORANGE COUNTY 2790 Harbor Blvd.Suite 208,Costa Mesa,CA 92626 info@resilienceoc.org www.resilienceoc.org ResilienceOC February 4, 2025 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, On behalf of Resilience Orange County, I am writing to express our strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group,a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Resilience Orange County is a community-based organization dedicated to empowering communities of color through multi-generational organizing, participatory research,cultivating collaborations,and leadership development.As one of the founding organizations of Santa Ana's Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group,we have worked to protect immigrant rights and advocate for policies that ensure due process and foster a sense of belonging for residents.We remain committed to work alongside our communities at the intersection of issues of immigrant, criminal,economic,and racial justice while emphasizing an approach that moves"at the speed of trust." In January 2017,the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court.This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic,and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance&Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Oswaldo Farias Deputy Director Resilience Orange County CC: vamezcua(@santa-ana.org PBacerra cDsanta-ana.ore TPhan @santa-ana.ore DPenaloza cDsanta-ana.org JessieLopezCDsanta-ana.org JRvanHernandez(@santa-ana.ora bvazauez(@santa-ana.org Arevalo, Evelyn From: Yesenia Martinez < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:12 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua,Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai Subject: Public Comment: Agenda Item 21 - Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Yesenia Martinez i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Vanessa Avalos < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:29 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Vanessa and I have been living in Santa Ana since I was born in 1999. My parents arrived here in years before that to create a better life for themselves and for my sister and I. My parents, like a lot of amazing immigrant parents, gave their blood sweat and tears to build a comfortable life in this county. We cannot follow an agenda that supports separating families. Hear your city's pleads. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Vanessa Avalos Santa Ana Best, .— o la�yy A. 1 Vanessa Avalos I B.A. in Criminology,Law, and Society Santa Ana,CA (714)305-4027 ®vaneavalos437kgmail.com 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Ray Diaz < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:35 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 20 & 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: Letter in Support of Agenda Items # 20 & 21.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Ray Diaz and I am a proud life-long resident of Santa Ana, residing in Ward 6. 1 am the proud son of immigrants and grandson of farm workers who picked the Orange Groves that once covered Orange County. My family has also lived through and continues to live through the real implications of deportation and family separation. The impact is not only multi-generational-- it can break families and create cycles of incarceration. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 20 & 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Additionally, I strongly urge the Council to move with urgency in hiring a Police Oversight Director so that the Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission can carry out its critical work. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana AND the hiring of the Police Oversight Director. Sincerely, Ray Diaz Ward 6 Santa Ana, CA Attached is the Letter of Support for Agenda Items# 20 & 21 in full. Con Safos, Ray Christopher Diaz B.A. Politics I University of California, Santa Cruz Cell- ( i 2 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Ray Diaz and I am a proud life-long resident of Santa Ana, residing in Ward 6. 1 am the proud son of immigrants and grandson of farm workers who picked the Orange Groves that once covered Orange County. My family has also lived through and continues to live through the real implications of deportation and family separation. The impact is not only multi-generational-- it can break families and create cycles of incarceration. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 20 & 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Additionally, I strongly urge the Council to move with urgency in hiring a Police Oversight Director so that the Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission can carry out its critical work. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana AND the hiring of the Police Oversight Director. Sincerely, Ray Diaz Ward 6 Santa Ana, CA Arevalo, Evelyn From: Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:40 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community- based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Andrea Nunez, City of Anaheim 2 Alcala, Abigail From:Angeles Ochoa Carmona <aochoa@occord.org> Sent:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:52 PM To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments:February 4th 2025_ Agenda Item 21 PC Email.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Hello, Please see the attached letter. Thank you! Best, -- Angeles Ochoa Carmona Digital Organizer aochoa@occord.org www.occord.org 1505 E 17th St, Suite 122, Santa Ana, CA 92705 1 Alcala, Abigail From:Jon X <jon.x0410@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, PM To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Jonathan Morales, and I feel like Santa Ana should keep protecting immigrants because it benefits everyone. I’m referring to the amount of money immigrants bring into the economy daily. They’re a big part of society, and if historically correct Mexicans didn’t cross the boarder the boarder crossed them. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Jonathan Morales Santa Ana 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Karen Hernandez <karen@centerforhumanrights.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:57 PM To: eComment Subject: Fwd: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Apologies, I typed in the wrong email in error. Please see below. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Karen Hernandez<karen o centerforhumanri h ts.org> Date: Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group To: <Comment@santa-ana.org> Cc: <vamezcua@santa-ana.org>, <PBacerra@santa-ana.org>, <TPhan o santa-ana.org>, <DPenaloza@santa- ana org>, <JessieLopez o,santa-ana.org>, <JRyanHernandez c@santa-ana.org>, <bvazquez o,santa-ana.org> Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Karen Hernandez, I am a grassroots organizer with OC Rapid Response Network(OCRRN), a policy advocate with the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL), and a proud immigrant from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico with roots in Orange County since the age of three. My experiences growing up in Southern California as an undocumented person and seeing my friends and family members unjustly detained and jailed due to bad policies, and racial profiling have informed my activism throughout my life and engrained a deep commitment to the safety and well-being of our immigrant community. In both my roles with OCRRN and CHRCL, our organizations provide a broad range of support to immigrants and to legal service providers who serve immigrants, including public education and training. We respond to unlawful local, state, and federal policies that impact our community members by engaging in systemic legal and nonlegal advocacy. This advocacy impacts hundreds of thousands of people, including some with criminal histories - none of which we ever leave behind and all of whom we want to protect. I am writing to express my very strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations 1 on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Karen Hernandez Organizer, OCRRN Policy Advocate, CHRCL CC: vamezcua(a)-santa-ana.orq PBacerra(a)-santa-ana.orq TPhan(a)santa-ana.orq DPenaloza(a)-santa-ana.orq JessieLopez(a)-santa-ana.orq J Ryan Hernandez(a)-santa-ana.orq bvazquez(a)-santa-ana.orq Karen Hernandez (she/ her/ ella) Operations Manager and Policy Advocate Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (213)422-3630 admin centerforhumanrights.org karen _centerforhumanrights.org http://www.centerforhumanrights.org CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. Any unauthorized interception, review, use, distribution, or disclosure not authorized by the intended recipient(s) is prohibited and may violate applicable laws, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-508, 100 Stat. 1848, codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 et seq. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the original communication. z Arevalo, Evelyn From: Grey Baltes < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:03 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Support of Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Grey Baltes. I firmly believe immigrants in Santa Ana and Orange County benefit the community and deserve support. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Grey Baltes Orange, CA i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Dorian Romero <dorian@saascoalition.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:04 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: Agenda Item 21 Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Dorian Romero, Project Director of Santa Ana Active Streets, a community based organization that focuses on bicyclist and pedestrian safety and advocacy efforts in Santa Ana. In our work we understand that getting around safely does not just mean on bike or foot. One's personal identity is a factor that influences how our community members stay alive and get to their destinations safely. The majority of our program participants come from immigrant backgrounds or households, and do not own a vehicle. Our work is intersectional and believes that a liveable environment includes many factors such as clean air, safe roads, affordable housing, access to open space and healthy food, and most importantly an environment that protects and welcomes our immigrant communities. That is why we are committed to stand with our immigrant community members in OC and Sanctuary in Santa Ana. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Dorian Romero Santa Ana Active Streets, Project Director Santa Ana, Ca i il� Win_ SANTA ANA ACTIVE STREETS Dorian Romero, She/They Project Director, Santa Ana Active Streets 714-340-5186 LCI 96944 @saasctivestreets 2 1 SANTA ANA ACTIVE STREETS February 4th,2025 Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Dorian Romero, Project Director of Santa Ana Active Streets, a community based organization that focuses on bicyclist and pedestrian safety and advocacy efforts in Santa Ana. In our work we understand that getting around safely does not just mean on bike or foot. One's personal identity is a factor that influences how our community members stay alive and get to their destinations safely. The majority of our program participants come from immigrant backgrounds or households, and do not own a vehicle. Our work is intersectional and believes that a liveable environment includes many factors such as clean air, safe roads, affordable housing, access to open space and healthy food, and most importantly an environment that protects and welcomes our immigrant communities. That is why we are committed to stand with our immigrant community members in OC and Sanctuary in Santa Ana. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Dorian Romero Santa Ana Active Streets, Project Director Santa Ana, Ca Arevalo, Evelyn From: Janice Valdivia < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:05 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Janice Valdivia and I have been a Santa Ana resident for 20+ years. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community- based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can 1 better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Janice Valdivia Santa Ana 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Giselle Diaz < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:06 PM To: eComment Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Giselle Diaz and I have lived in Santa Ana for many years. These past couple of days have been full of fear for immigrants in OC. They are the backbone to this community and deserve to live in a sanctuary city without having to worry about going to work, weekly groceries, or simply going out for an outing. They deserve our full support. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Giselle Diaz i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Gucci Mar < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:07 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention:This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. In January 2017,the Council passed a robust Ordinance stating it would help craft policies to protect immigrants, and now the time to show you guys really meant that. As of 2022 (according to datausa) the number of people born outside of the U.S. make up about 40.9%of the population in Santa Ana,with the majority coming from a hispanic/latino background. And though it's been said that these ICE agents are coming for violent criminals only, it is not true. There is evidence to support that these agents have led their "investigations"through racial profiling while abusing power and have more of an incentive to meet a quota, then to actually keep people safe. A few examples: • Gehobani Ruiz- (Resident)AL-arrested & detained by ICE •Mother, Grandmother,Toddler- (Citizens) WI -arrested &detained by ICE •U.S. Military vet-(Citizen) NJ -arrested &detained by ICE...The Mayor of Newark, NJ issued a statement himself that the people of his city were being unlawfully terrorized by ICE Kids shouldn't have to worry during the school day whether their parent/s will be home or not. Residents of Santa Ana should feel safe in their city. A city that prides itself on uplifting its hardworking people &celebrating minorities,who make up almost half of our city's population. We love this city and we need the city to show us that it loves us back. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Mariajose Jimenez Santa Ana Resident 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Jennifer Gambino < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:08 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua,Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez,Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan;Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Council-members, My name is Jennifer Gambino, and I am a proud daughter of first generation Mexican American immigrants. Both my then undocumented parents migrated from different parts of Mexico and found refuge in Santa Ana where they met, over 28 years ago. My grandmother still lives in Santa Ana and I am enrolled at Santa Ana College. Santa Ana has always been with me and my heart is with my people. My voice is for my people and I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Jennifer Gambino Laguna Hills, CA CC: vamezcua@santa-ana.org PBbacerra@santa-ana.org TPhan@santa-ana.org DPenaloza@santa-ana.org JessieLopez o santa-ana.org JRyanHernandez@santa-ana.org bvazquez o,santa-ana.org i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Kelly Christensen Ribuffo < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:13 PM To: eComment Subject: February 4, 2025 City Council Meeting, Agenda Item 21, Sanctuary City Policies Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Good afternoon Mayor and Council, My name is Kelly Ribuffo. I am a resident of Orange and frequent visitor to downtown Santa Ana, both for work and personal business. I am writing to you today to voice my support for our immigrant neighbors, both in Santa Ana and throughout Orange County. Often, conservative Orange County politics have meant that our immigrant residents are not treated with the same humanity and respect as other residents of the county, by private business and also by local city governments. Santa Ana has always led the way in setting progressive policies that are good for the community, and exemplifies those values that we all strive for in our own neighborhoods and cities where less inclusive politics are still in power. I hope that the Council will vote to reconvene the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group at tonight's City Council meeting. Community oversight facilitates trust and transparency with your constituents and has a positive impact beyond the borders of the city. Thank you, Kelly Ribuffo Orange, CA i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Graciela Rocha < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:16 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Graciela, first generation Mexican-American. Daughter of an immigrant, granddaughter of immigrants. It is crucial for me to speak up on and be the voice of those who can't speak for themselves or be heard in this chaotic time. Committing to doing my part for our community in sending this email. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Graciela Rocha i Arevalo, Evelyn From: vee maxwell < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:18 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: "Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group" Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Veronica Maxwell and I have lived in Santa Ana since 1970 and worked at SAUSD from 1987-2001. 1 love my city, it's diverse culture and how we have grown through these years. As a child of immigrants we live in a community of hard working citizens, caring neighbors, united families (both immigrants and other nationalities) many of whom are philanthropist within our city. We always welcome ALL people in our lovely haven called Santa Ana. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Veronica Maxwell Resident of Santa Ana CA i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Bianca Isabella Diverde < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:21 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: letter of support Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Bianca Isabella DiVerde MEChA de UCI, Co-Chair Santa Ana 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Stephany Gutierrez < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:24 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group" Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, Hello, my name is Stephany Gutierrez. I'm a proud resident of Santa Ana, though I'm currently away finishing my last semester of college. Growing up in a mixed-status family in Santa Ana shaped my deep commitment to supporting immigrants and advocating for Sanctuary in our city. The fear my family and community have experienced over the past two weeks is something I would never wish on anyone. It's this fear and the resilience that rises in spite of it—that fuels my dedication to fighting for the dignity, safety, and rights of immigrant communities. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, i Stephany Gutierrez Santa Ana Resident Stephany Gutierrez Harvard College I Class of 2025 Bachelor of Arts, Government Secondary in Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights LinkedIn 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: daelien estavillo < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:25 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua,Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez,Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan;Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Daelien Estavillo and I'm an indigenous tribal member apart of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation. I am commitment to supporting my community and the people who hold my community together. I stand by the immigrants in Orange County and wish to speak up to be the voice for those who aren't able to do so. 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Sincerely, 'SEP Daelien Estavillo�SEP, Santa Ana, CA i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Christina < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:27 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, As a Santa Ana resident, teacher, parent, and loud voice, I feel compelled to share that this issue is very important to me, my students, my friends, and loved ones. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community- 1 based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Christina Wilmer Santa Ana resident 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Uyen Hoang <uyen@vietroc.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:27 PM To: eComment Cc: Hernandez, Johnathan; Lopez, Jessie; Penaloza, David; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Amezcua, Valerie; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: VROC Letter of Support Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: VROC letter of support Agenda Item 21_ Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group.pdf ,Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Hello, Please see attached VROC's letter of support for agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group for today's city council meeting. If you can confirm receipt of this email, that would greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. Warmly, Uyen Hoang,MA, MPH (she/they) Executive Director ROC Website I Facebook I Instagram I Linktree Schedule a meeting with me I Hear my name pronunciation 1 VIET RAINBOW OF ORANGE COUNTY R O C 8682 Beach Blvd#200 Buena Park,CA 90620 IET RAINBOW OF ORANGE COUNTY info@vietroc.org Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Uyen Hoang and I am the Executive Director of Viet Rainbow of Orange County(VROC). VROC is a grassroots nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports the needs of LGBTQ+ people of color and their loved ones through advocacy,research, education, and community building. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017,the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance,including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty,now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Uyen Hoang,MA,MPH(she/they) Executive Director of Viet Rainbow of ORange County CC: vamezcua@santa-ana.org PBacerra@santa-ana.org TPhan@santa-ana.org DPenaloza@santa-ana.org JessieLopez@santa-ana.org JRyanHernandez@santa-ana.org bvazquez@santa-ana.org Arevalo, Evelyn From: Gwynn Van Houten < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:30 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy advisory group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear City Councilmembers, My name is Gavin and as a lifelong OC resident, I am committed to seeing my community be a safe place for everyone, no matter their citizenship status or background. It is for this reason that I support Agenda Item 21 and the return of the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. Approving the return of this task force, first established in 2017 along with Ordinance No. NS-2908 and made up of community members, will restore a sense of trust between the City of Santa Ana and members of our resident immigrant community. The language of this ordinance is meant to protect immigrant rights, shed transparency on the city's use of resources, seek to reduce biased policing, and allow immigrants to fight deportation in court. The advisory group established to oversee all this has not met in some time. Now would be a good time for the City to reaffirm their dedication to this ordinance-- and thus, to the immigrants living here. As Councilmember Lopez requested, reconvene the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group within 30 Days. Keep your residents updated on what the city is doing to protect human rights. The immigrants of Santa Ana bring so much to the city and OC at large, and the Sanctuary Policy is something to be proud of. Make good on that promise and show your commitment to this ordinance by passing Agenda Item 21. Sincerely, Gavin Van Houten Tustin resident 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Yesenia Valdivia < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:33 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; abvazquez@santa-ana.org Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Yesenia Valdivia Ward 5 Resident 2130 W Ninth St Santa Ana CA 92703 United States 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Mabel Khoo < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:33 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Mabel Khoo and I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Mabel Khoo. i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Irene Mendoza < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:34 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Irene Mendoza, and I am a proud resident of Santa Ana. I grew up here and have called this community home for most of my life. As an immigrant, along with my family, we have lived and worked here for over 30 years, contributing to and growing with this city. I am deeply committed to supporting immigrants in Orange County and advocating for Santa Ana as a sanctuary city, ensuring that our community remains a safe and welcoming place for all. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Irene Mendoza (she/her) CC: vamezcuaa-santa-ana.orq PBacerraa-santa-ana.orq TPhan .santa-ana.orq D Pena loza(a)santa-ana.orq JessieLopeza-santa-ana.orq J Ryan Hernandez(d-)santa-ana.orq bvazgueza-santa-ana.orq THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED,CONFIDENTIAL,AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE 1 INTENDED RECIPIENT OR THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING THE MESSAGE TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT,YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION,DISTRIBUTION,OR COPYING OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Carolina Vilchis < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:37 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group" Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Carolina Vilchis. I was born and raised in Santa Ana. I attended school in SAUSD and graduated from Saddleback HS. As a daughter of Mexican migrants, I have always been committed to supporting immigrant and migrant rights. I received my BA in Chicanx/a/o Studies from Stanford University in 2007. Migrants are an important force in our Santa Ana community and deserve to feel safe from prosecution. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Carolina Vilchis City of Santa Ana resident CC: vamezcuaa-santa-ana.orq PBacerraa-santa-ana.orq TPhan .santa-ana.orq D Pena loza(o-)santa-ana.orq JessieLopeza-santa-ana.orq J Ryan Hernandeza-santa-ana.orq bvazgueza-santa-ana.orq Best, 1 Carolina Vilchis 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: MEChA UCI < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:38 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: letter of support Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Bianca Isabella DiVerde MEChA de UCI, Co-Chair Santa Ana Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan MEChA de UC Irvine @Dmecha.uci La Union Hace La Fuerza i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Heidy Basulto < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:42 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: "Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Heidy Basulto, I am 22 years old and have been raised in Santa Ana my whole life. I currently reside in Orange but Santa Ana will always be my hometown. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Heidy Basulto Orange, Orange County i Alcala, Abigail From:Yesenia Valdivia <yeseniavaldivia29@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:eComment Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Yesenia Valdivia Ward 5 Resident Santa Ana CA 92703 United States 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Mayra < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:42 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Mayra Lopez and I love Santa Ana and its entire community. Having lived here for my entire life, I believe it is essential to keep this beautiful city as a Sanctuary City. I am an American Citizen but I've supported immigrants because they are what make this country great. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Mayra Lopez 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: yailin molina < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:47 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention:This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I have been living in Santa Ana my whole life like many others. I am proud to be from Santa Ana and have always defended my home regardless of what people say. We have a community of people who care deeply about this city, sometimes they don't show it politely but if given the proper time I know we can show up the way we need. We all fall short sometimes, please carefully consider what you're planning and don't let Santa Ana fall.The pride and glory will diminish if you remove the sanctuary policy. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court.This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Yailin Molina Santa Ana 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Ramon Campos <ramon@undergroundgrit.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:48 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: Sanctuary Letter Of Support.docx.pdf ;Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Hello, I am formally submitting the letter that is attached to this email as a public comment for the city council meeting later today 2/4/2025. Thank you Ramon Campos I Case Manager Underground GRIT 1914 West Orangewood Avenue, Suite 101 Orange Ca, 92868 C: 714-867-3338 www.under rg ound rig t.org o 0 "The information contained in this electronic message is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the content of this information is strictly prohibited." "If you have received this copy in error, immediately notify the sender by e-mail and delete the information from your system." (Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 5328) i o ID Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Ramon Campos, I am a case manager with Underground GRIT. Underground GRIT is a non-profit organization that provides reentry services throughout Orange County. Many of our members and staff are residents of Santa Ana. Underground GRIT promotes change in prisons,jails, and juvenile institutions through innovative in-reach and transformative re-entry services. We believe that when we Walk Through Life with our members we create communities and promote self sufficiency with advocacy and support. I am writing to express our strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Ramon Campos Case Manager/Underground GRIT Resident of Santa Ana CC: vamezcua(aDsanta-ana.org PBacerra(a_�santa-ana.org TPhan a santa-ana.org DPenalozar&santa-ana.org Jessie Looez( .santa-ana.org J Ryan Hernandezasanta-ana.org bvazauez(ccDsanta-ana.org Office of Administration 1914 W. Orangewood Ave Suite 101, Orange, CA 92868 (714) 345.2299 info@undergroundgrit.org www.undergroundgrit.org GROWING DAILY. REGAINING INDEPENDENCE. INVESTING IN FUTURE GENERATIONS. TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY. Arevalo, Evelyn From: Evelin Garcia <eveneygarcia@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:48 PM To: eComment Cc: Vazquez, Benjamin; Hernandez, Johnathan; Lopez, Jessie; Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Amezcua, Valerie Subject: Defend Sanctuary in Santa Ana Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Evelin Garcia and I am a native of Santa Ana. I currently reside in Costa Mesa but I spend quite a lot of time in SA hanging out with friends and family as well as supporting the community. During this uncertain period in history, now is the time for the community to stick together. Immigrants are the backbone of America and I am committed to assisting and supporting my immigrant neighbors in Santa Ana. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Evelin Garcia Costa Mesa, OC 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Jessenya Reyes < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:49 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Support for Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Jessenya, and I am proud to call Santa Ana my home for over 25 years now. It is a city that has fundamentally shaped the person that I am today. It is also the reason I am very committed to supporting immigrants here in Santa Ana and greater Orange County. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Jessenya Reyes Resident of Santa Ana Zip code: 92707 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Julie Vo <julie@ocaction.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:50 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: OC Action - Support for Santa Ana Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, On behalf of OC Action, we are submitting our letter of support for the re-establishment of the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group (Agenda Item 21) - letter attached. Thank you, Julie Vo she/her/hers Chief of Staff A INWW OC ACTION Wl julie@ocaction.org 1 (714) 908-6642 www.ocaction.org i Docusign Envelope ID: EC4855C6-OD6D-4C47-96C2-888E8470AE71 OC ACTION February 4, 2025 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, On behalf of OC Action, I am writing to express our strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. OC Action is a progressive AAPI-Latinx-Labor-Environmental Justice Alliance that seeks to build progressive transformation of Orange County. The seven organizations that anchor OC Action serve the emerging majority of the county—low-income, immigrant, Latinx and Asian American communities that work across issues of immigrant, economic, and racial justice across the county. Through our partnership, OC Action is committed to increasing the quality, scale and effectiveness of civic participation in communities of color and among low-income populations in Orange County. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. OC Action stands firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. We look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. 9GOPOhfo by: ,61A t(,�AA& Pal Jonat ian 'ai Executive Director OC Action CC: vamezcua(c�santa-ana.org PBacerra(a)santa-ana.org TPhan(absanta-ana.org DPenaloza(cDsanta-ana.org JessieLopez(a)santa-ana.org J Ryan Hernandez(a)santa-ana.org bvazq u ez(dsanta-ana.org Arevalo, Evelyn From: Greg Camphire < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:50 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I have made Santa Ana my home for over 10 years, along with my wife who was born and raised here, and her parents who have been proud Santaneros for over 50 years. Like all U.S. residents who are not Indigenous to this land, we recognize ourselves as immigrants and/or the descendents of immigrants. We love Santa Ana because it is filled with proud and hardworking people, whether their families arrived here recently or generations ago. The federal immigration system has certainly failed many and is in need of reform. In the meantime, human beings who live here--regardless of the bureaucratic state of their official documentation and the citizenship status it may or may not bestow--deserve to be safe from deportation. Residents of this city have demonstrated clearly and continuously that we want Santa Ana to be a sanctuary city that welcomes all and offers a truly safe haven to responsible people from everywhere around the globe. Therefore, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Greg Camphire i Santa Ana 92701 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Jaykay < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:52 PM To: eComment Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Jasmine Palmerin i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Leslie Ruiz < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:52 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Leslie and I am a resident of Santa Ana who believes everyone deserves the right to feel safe, especially in their own communities. I work and serve the city of Santa Ana by working closely with children who live in our community. I want these children and their families to feel safe, which is why I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Leslie Ruiz i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Fatima < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:54 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community- based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary 1 Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Fatima 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Elva Vicari < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:54 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City : My name is Elva Vicari. I am proud to have lived for 57 years in Santa Ana. My parents, siblings , and my extended family continue to live in Santa Ana along with my friends and former colleagues from Santa Ana Unified School District where I taught for over 20 years. I am a first generation Mexican American , child of immigrants who strongly believe Santa Ana should remain a sanctuary city. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Elva Vicari Haverhill Massachusetts CC: vamezcuaa-santa-ana.orq PBacerraa-santa-ana.orq TPhan .santa-ana.orq D Pena loza(a)santa-ana.orq JessieLopeza-santa-ana.orq J Ryan Hernandeza-santa-ana.orq bvazgueza-santa-ana.orq 1 Elva M. Vicari "Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." -Buddha 2 Arevalo, Evelyn From: L S < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:55 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Alex Sierra and I am deeply supportive of the rights of the people that live in my communities. I work with the oc dsa regularly to help others and in that process have come to learn the value that every single person brings no matter their background. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Alex Sierra OC DSA Buena Park CC: vamezcuaa-santa-ana.orq PBacerraa-santa-ana.orq TPhan .santa-ana.orq D Pena lozaa-santa-ana.orq JessieLopeza-santa-ana.orq J Ryan Hernandeza-santa-ana.orq bvazgueza-santa-ana.orq 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Helen Estrada < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:55 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Helen Yajaira Estrada Student Santa Ana 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Irma Flores < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:58 PM To: eComment Cc: Vazquez, Benjamin; Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Irma Flores and I have lived in Santa Ana since 1970. My husband and I moved here from Fountain Valley because of the cultural diversity and wonderful people. I immigrated to USA with a resident card in the early 60s and became an US citizen in the early 80s. Santa Ana has been the safe haven and home to my children, grandchildren, family, and friends. Now at my young age of 80 1 still consider my home. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Irma Flores Resident of Santa Ana 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Eliana McElderry < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:58 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Eliana McElderry. I was a student at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, and many of my friends and friends' families resided in Santa Ana. I spent the majority of my undergraduate researching, working with, and advocating for the immigrant community in Orange County and beyond. I currently work with immigrants in Garden Grove and am committed to supporting immigrants and refugees anywhere that they are. I know how important immigrants are to the city of Santa Ana and to Orange County, and I believe that we must do everything that we possibly can to protect the people of our beautiful county. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Eliana McElderry Costa Mesa, CA 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Jenna Perez < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:59 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Jenna Perez, and I am a proud resident of Ward 1 in Santa Ana. Having been born and raised in this city, I know firsthand that immigrants—regardless of their legal status—are the lifeblood of Santa Ana. They are our neighbors, family members, and the owners of the businesses we rely on daily. They deserve protection and support from the city they help build and sustain. With the growing threat of mass deportations and rising anti-immigrant sentiments in neighboring cities like Huntington Beach—where immigrant residents have been denied the protections of a sanctuary city—it is more critical than ever for Santa Ana to not only stand firm in its commitment to immigrant rights but to lead the charge. Santa Ana has the opportunity to be a beacon of hope and a model for other cities, showing what it means to truly protect, uplift, and defend the immigrant communities that make our cities thrive. I am writing to express my strong support for Agenda Item 21 and to urge you to move forward with reinstating the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. This community oversight mechanism, written into the original ordinance, was designed to foster trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the City Council passed a robust ordinance that included the establishment of a task force made up of community members to advise the Council on policies related to immigrant protections. This advisory group was intended to help craft policies that safeguard immigrant communities and provide recommendations on the use and oversight of a city fund to support immigrants facing deportation. Unfortunately, the advisory group has not convened in some time. Given the current climate of uncertainty, now is the time to reaffirm our city's commitment by reviving this crucial group. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city reflects years of community-based struggles advocating for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant population. I stand in full support of Councilwoman Lopez's request to reconvene the advisory group within 30 days to provide updates and recommendations on how the city can better protect its residents. Thank you for your time and attention to this critical matter. I look forward to seeing the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group reinstated and the positive role it will play in protecting immigrant rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Jenna Perez Resident, Ward 1, Santa Ana i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Alice Nguyen < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:00 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Alice Nguyen, and I am a resident of Westminster, a sister city. Not only do many of my friends live and/or work in Santa Ana, I also work with many students at UC Irvine who are from Santa Ana (and the larger Orange County area). As neighboring cities, such as Huntington Beach, seek to further criminalize the most vulnerable folks in our county, we need cities like Santa Ana who will protect their community members. Santa Ana has consistently been at the forefront of protecting the rights and affirming the dignity of its immigrants residents. I hope the city continues to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its residents so I am therefore writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Alice Nguyen i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Elena Vilchis < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:01 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Elena Vilchis and I am a teacher in Santa Ana that is committed to supporting and advocating for the students and families I serve. Many of whom are undocumented and are feeling unsafe and uncertain during these last few weeks. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Elena Vilchis 4th grade teacher, SAUSD Aliso Viejo, CA i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Isuri Ramos <isuri@chispaoc.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:01 PM To: eComment Subject: SUPPORT Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: Chispa Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Please confirm receipt of this email Isuri S. Ramos (she/her) Deputy Director I Chispa isuri@chispaoc.org In order to maintain a healthy work-life balance Chispa has adopted a 4 day work week. Our office is closed on Fridays. Thank you for your patience. Chispa is building a political home for Latinx Youth in Orange County! Please consider making a small donation to help us build our casita. Chispa is a project of Tides Advocacy, a 501(04 non-profit organization. i February 4, 2024 Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 ecomment(&santa-ana.mz Via Entail RE: SUPPORT Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Council: Chispa seeks to engage with excluded peoples to uproot systems of oppression and cultivate systems grounded in community accountability, solidarity, and self-determination for our communities to thrive. We are a membership based organization for young people advocating for systemic changes across Orange County(OC). Chispa is committed to supporting Immigrants in OC, including our members and their families, and Sanctuary City protections in the City of Santa Ana (City). We write to express our strongest support for the reconvening of the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group (Advisory Group). The Advisory Group is a critical oversight mechanism written into Ordinance NO. NS -2908, the Sanctuary City Ordinance (Ordinance), to facilitate trust and transparency between the City and its large Immigrant population. In January 2017, the Council passed the robust Ordinance with language directing the establishment of a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council(Council) on policies related to the Ordinance; including the crafting of policies to protect Immigrants as well as recommending ways to use and oversee a City fund to help Immigrants fight deportation in court. This Advisory Group has not met recently and now is the time for it to be reconvened. Immigrants are under attack and it is necessary for the City to reaffirm its support for the Immigrant community and revive the Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City and its Immigrant residents. The City's status as a Sanctuary City is a direct result of years of advocacy for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant Immigrant communities. The Council met the moment in 2017 when it passed the ordinance and it is necessary that the Council meet the moment now in 2025. We stand firm with Councilwoman Jessie Lopez's request for the Advisory Group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates and recommendations on how the City can better protect its Immigrant residents. Sincerely, Isuri S. Ramos Interim Executive Director Santa Ana, CA CC: vamezcuansanta-ana.org PBacerran.santa-ana.org TPhan&santa-ana.org DPenaloza(dsanta-ana.org JessieLopez4santa-ana.org JRyanHernandez&santa-ana.org bvazduezn santa-ana.org Arevalo, Evelyn From: Kayla Asato <kayla@ocej.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:01 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject: OCEJ Support Letter for Item 21 and the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: OCEJ Support Letter for Item 21 and the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group.pdf ;Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Kayla Asato she/they pronouns OCEJ Political Director 1 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, As one of Orange County's most notable Environmental Justice organizations, we focus a lot on the health and environmental justice discrepancies between immigrant and non-immigrant communities. Much of our findings show that immigrant communities are more likely zoned into polluted areas, EJ clusters, and otherwise sacrificed. Because we work with many immigrant communities, neighborhoods, and community members, we often fight for issues intersecting with environmental justice like housing justice, immigrant justice, and criminal justice. As such, I am writing to express our strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, I(Ayla ArAta Sas,,ayt1,a Guerrero Erica Gohzalez Keila Villeyar Political Director Executive Director Finance and Logistics Director Water Justice Director Former Santa Ana Santa Ana Santa Ana Resident and Santa Ana Resident Resident Businessowner Businesswoner Jocelyh SahcAeZ Cyalkey Clevoy Maya cl eav Field Team Youth Director Land and Health Director Coordinator Arevalo, Evelyn From: Michael Wauschek < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:02 PM To: !City Clerk Subject: Non-agendra items support sanctuary! Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Hello my name is Michael wauschek I am concerned citizen We need to keep sanctuary city by we standing against Trump as well showing Huntington Beach maybe ok with for them to unsanctuary this is what power of the people looks like Yahoo Mail - Email Simplified i Arevalo, Evelyn From: Rosie Rokui < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:06 PM To: eComment Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Rosie I'm a life long Santaner@ I support our immigrant community here in Santa Ana and am so proud that Santa Ana is a sanctuary city I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Rosie Rokui Life long resident of Santa Ana 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Mai Do <mai@harborinstituteoc.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:06 PM To: eComment; Amezcua, Valerie; Phan, Thai; Vazquez, Benjamin; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan Subject: Agenda Item #21 Attachments: 1.4.25 SACC Letter.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, Please find attached a letter regarding Agenda Item 421, signed by several organizations working closely with local immigrant and refugee communities. Best, Mai Nguyen Do Mai Nguyen Do They/Them Research & Policy Manager Harbor Institute for Immigrant&Economic Justice HARBOR INSTITUTE E2mai(cDharborinstituteoc.org OR1MM'c�«$ECD«oMl'V�10E @ www.harborinstituteoc.org '° 837 N Ross St,Santa Ana,CA 92701 000 Join our newsletter: Get the latest on immigration and economic policy in OC! 1 February 4, 2025 Santa Ana City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Re: Agenda Item #21 - Reconvening of Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Dear Mayor Valerie Amezcua and Santa Ana City Council Members, As always, we are enthusiastic about supporting policies that ensure local resources do not go towards immigration enforcement. Residents deserve the reassurance of knowing that local leaders will not allow taxpayer dollars to be co-opted for Trump's mass deportation agenda. We write to remind the Council of a few important issues that still need attention to ensure that sanctuary is truly upheld for everyone in Santa Ana: - While efforts to reaffirm and build on Santa Ana's sanctuary ordinance are highly encouraged, we do not recommend attaching Santa Ana's Immigration Legal Defense Fund to the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. We would like these two matters to be addressed separately. The Fund has historically suffered gaps in outreach and services that remain unaddressed, particularly in relation to the City's Southeast Asian refugee community members.' Seeing as the Fund's current provider was the only bidder for the next Fund contract, the Fund should first be restructured to 1) increase the scope of services and 2) expand outreach to communities not currently serviced before advancing any process that would result in granting the current provider the contract again. - Our concerns with the Immigration Legal Defense Fund translate into suggestions regarding the proposed reconvening of and updates to the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. We hope that the Advisory Group will reflect the diversity of communities impacted by the threat of deportation- including the local Vietnamese community, which remains extremely disproportionately unprotected under state law from ICE transfers-and we are optimistic that the Council will ensure the Advisory Group is representative of these various perspectives.2 Sincerely, Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice El Centro Cultural de Mexico VietRISE ' Brazil,Ben. "Santa Ana approves more funding for deportation defense fund,"Los Ange/es Times, June 17,2021. https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2021-06-17/deportation-defense-fund 2 In 2024,over 90 percent of individuals with immigration detainers in Orange County Sheriff's Department custody who were born in Vietnam were not protected under California state law from being referred and/or transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.See Do,Mai N."Safeguarding Which Communities?An Analysis of the Orange County Sheriff's Department's Continued Collusion with Immigration &Customs Enforcement,"January 2025.https://h orb orinstituteoc.ora/ocsdicetransfers2024/ Arevalo, Evelyn From: Maritza guevara < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:11 PM To: eComment Subject: Agenda item 21 sanctuary policy advisory group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Maritza Guevara and I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, [Maritza Guevara] [Tustin,Ca] 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Juliana Flores-Dole < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:58 PM To: eComment Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Juliana Flores and I have lived in Santa Ana for more than 30 years. The community that is Santa Ana has been a haven for many migrants and I personally know many who have contributed to the beauty that is Santa Ana. I am commited to supporting immigrants in OC and deeply request Santa Ana to be a Sanctuary for them. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Juliana Flores Santa Ana i Arevalo, Evelyn From: T B < Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:30 PM To: eComment; Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Tatyana Basulto. I am a Santa Ana native who attended Santa Ana public school and became a physician. I am proud of my roots, of my people. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Tatyana Basulto, PA-C Santanera 1 Arevalo, Evelyn From: Veronica De Lara <veronica.delara@seiu-usww.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:35 PM To: eComment Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin; Christian Ramirez Subject: Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attachments: SUPPORT LETTER USWW SANTA ANA (1).pdf ;Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear City Clerk, See our letter of support for agenda item #21. Thank you, Veronica De Lara, MPA (she, her, ella) Senior Political Organizer C: (323)428-6673 SEIU United Service Workers West www.seiu-usww.org i United Service Workers West '. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, SEIU United Service Workers West represents over 50,000 janitors, security SE1U officers, airport and Disneyland service workers, and other property service workers across California. SEIU-USWW has workers residing in Orange County, Santa Ana. Southern CajffornFa I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item HLMdquWt&S 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community 828W Wusn'ngton enrd, oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and Los"eres,CA 90015 transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. t2131 784.77,05 p Y Y 9 f213j 284-7725 fax In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating Orange County office that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise 1936 W_Chapman Aw. 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I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the 3411 East 1 2th Street Suite200 advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and Ckakrand, Cn1�4a01 recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. [800] 777-3326 f510J 241-2039fax I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & San Jose ofrree- Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. 1010 Ruff Drive San Jose'CA 951 10 Sincerely, 408 78 7770[ Christian Ramirez �os] zs0-��o� fax Policy Director SacrarnentDoffce SEIU United Service Workers West 1401 21 st Street www.se i u-u sww.g Suite 310 Sacrarnemo, CA 95911 i91 6J 498-4505 i91 bJ 497-0+806 fax k Flores, Dora From:Michael Wauschek <michaelwauschek@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, February 4, To:!City Clerk Subject:Non-agendra items support sanctuary! Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Hello my name is Michael wauschek I am concerned citizen We need to keep sanctuary city by we standing against Trump as well showing Huntington Beach maybe ok with for them to unsanctuary this is what power of the people looks like Yahoo Mail - Email Simplified 1 Flores, Dora From:Ana Charco <acharco@latinohealthaccess.org> Sent:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 5:11 PM To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Subject: Letter of Support for Agenda Item #21 Attachments:LHA-LOS Agenda Item #21.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and Honorable City Councilmembers, Attached is Latino Health Access’s letter of support for Agenda Item #21. Please let us know if any additional information is needed. Thank you for your time and consideration. Best regards, Ana Charco (She/Hers/Ella) CEA Department | Policy Associate Latino Health Access 450 W. 4th Street Suite 130 Santa Ana CA 92701 (714) 542-7792 ext. 1552 acharco@latinohealthaccess.org HIPAA Notification: The information contained in this email may be privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure (Federal Confidentiality Laws 42 CFR, Part 2). The information contained herein is intended to be for the addressee only. If you are not the intended addressee any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the content of this message (including attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you believe to have received this electronic message in error, please notify the sender immediately via email and delete/destroy the original message and all its attachments. 2 Latino Health Access 450 W. Fourth Street, Suite 130 Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-542-7792 www.latinohealthaccess.org February 4, 2025 Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 ecomment@santa-ana.org SUBJECT: SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM 21 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, For over 30 years, Latino Health Access has been proudly working alongside community residents to bring health, equity, and sustainable change to underserved communities through education, services, consciousness-raising, and civic participation. We strive to provide culturally appropriate health-related services and programming to address urgent health concerns while also empowering individuals in low-income, low-opportunity areas to transform their environments and create positive changes in their homes and communities. Therefore, we urge you to support Agenda Item 21 and bring back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In 2017, the City Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. NS-2908, which mandates policies that prohibit the use of city resources for immigration enforcement, protect sensitive information, prevent biased-based policing, and establish a task force composed of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance. This task force, known as the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, was created to ensure strong protections for immigrant residents by advising the city on sanctuary policies and immigrant protections, as well as overseeing the Santa Ana Deportation Defense Fund, which provides legal representation for immigrants facing deportation. However, it has come to our attention that the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group has not convened since 2020. Furthermore, no recent updates have been provided by the City Manager or designee to the City Council regarding the Advisory Group's activities or the overall status of Santa Ana’s sanctuary city initiatives. This lack of engagement and accountability poses potential risks to the continuity and effectiveness of the City’s immigrant protection measures. Given the current uncertainty regarding immigration policy threatening to deport and disrupt mixed immigration status families, it is imperative for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Ultimately, the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group plays a vital role in upholding Santa Ana’s sanctuary city designation and ensuring that immigrant residents are protected and welcomed. Therefore, we stand with Councilmember Lopez’s request with Agenda Item #21, which will direct the City Manager to complete the following: 1. Reconvene the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group within the next 30 days and provide a written update to the City Council within this same time frame; and __________________________________________________________________________ PREVENTION EDUCATION ACTION Docusign Envelope ID: 8D564A80-EFB5-405F-B749-3605862BD048 Latino Health Access 450 W. Fourth Street, Suite 130 Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-542-7792 www.latinohealthaccess.org 2. Provide ongoing written updates, at least once every 30 days, relating to activities undertaken by the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group and actions taken by the City Manager or their designee in response to recommendations by the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group. It is imperative that we stand behind the immigrant families that call this city home. Sincerely, America Bracho, CEO Latino Health Access __________________________________________________________________________ PREVENTION EDUCATION ACTION Docusign Envelope ID: 8D564A80-EFB5-405F-B749-3605862BD048 Flores, Dora From:Christian Lawrenz <chris.lawrenz12@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February 4, To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Chris Lawrenz, and I am writing to urge you to reinstate the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group by moving forward with Agenda Item 21. As the Chair of the Immigrant Justice Working Group for Orange County DSA, I am deeply committed to protecting the rights and dignity of immigrants in Santa Ana. My grandparents came to this country for economic opportunities and a better life for my mother and her siblings. While they were fortunate to have the ability to enter the country through legal means and obtain citizenship, that is not realistic for many people in our current day legal/political landscape. The only thing differentiating those deemed "illegal" and "legal" is paperwork. Ultimately, immigrants are human beings and deserve to live a dignified life without the fear of deportation, detention, or exploitation. In 2017, the City Council passed a strong Sanctuary Ordinance, which included a provision to create a community-led advisory group. This body was designed to guide city policies affecting immigrants and oversee a city fund to assist residents in deportation proceedings. Unfortunately, the advisory group has not met for some time. Given the current climate of uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to take decisive action and renew its commitment to immigrant rights by reconvening this group. Santa Ana has long been a leader in standing up for immigrant communities, and its sanctuary status reflects the tireless advocacy of residents. Reviving the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group would strengthen transparency, rebuild trust, and ensure that immigrant voices are at the center of policymaking. I strongly support Councilwoman Lopez's request that the advisory group reconvene within 30 days to provide recommendations on how the city can better serve and protect its residents. I appreciate your time and leadership on this critical issue. I look forward to seeing the reimplementation of the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group and its positive impact on our community. Best, Chris Lawrenz OC-DSA, Chair of the Immigrant Justice Working Group City of La Palma 3 Flores, Dora From:Rebecca Pasillas <pasillas.rebecca@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:eComment Subject:Item 21 Comment Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Good evening mayor and council members, My name is Rebecca pasillas, Santa Ana resident and daughter of Mexican immigrants. I come here tonight in support of agenda item 21. Reconvening the sanctuary policy advisory group would effectively strengthen the city’s protection of our neighbors. We are yet again living through an administration that seeks to dehumanize, harm and incite fear in our communities. Our city must pass policy that protects our residents regardless of status so we can all continue living in this city with dignity and peace of mind. The policy advisory group would be able to focus and collaborate on these protections efficiently if reconvened. Absorbing these policies into other committees would be impractical and creates room for error at a delicate time. Being a first generation Latina, I felt my parent’s sacrifice throughout my upbringing and instilled in me respect and empathy for the people in my community. I now urge the empathy of this council to respect the sacrifices of those like my parents and reconvene this policy group and defend sanctuary in our beautiful city. Thank you, Rebecca Pasillas 4 Flores, Dora From:Joe Saladino <josephmsaladino@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, February To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Public Comment Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Joseph Saladino and I’m a resident of Santa Ana Ward 5. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Joseph Saladino Santa Ana Resident, Ward 5 5 Flores, Dora From:Felicity <felicitynf@aol.com> Sent:Tuesday, 43 PM To:eComment Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin Subject:City Council Meeting on February 4, 202 - Agenda Item 21: Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, My name is Felicity Figueroa and I am the chair of the Orange County Equality Coalition, a countywide organization that fights for the rights of our LGBTQIA+ community members, many of whom are immigrants and many of whom live in Santa Ana. I am writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. In January 2017, the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the ordinance, including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for some time and with so much uncertainty, now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. Santa Ana’s status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance & Advisory Board and the role it will take to protect immigrant’s rights in Santa Ana, including those who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Sincerely, Felicity Figueroa Chair Orange County Equality Coalition CC: vamezcua@santa-ana.org PBacerra@santa-ana.org TPhan@santa-ana.org DPenaloza@santa-ana.org JessieLopez@santa-ana.org JRyanHernandez@santa-ana.org bvazquez@santa-ana.org 6 Flores, Dora From:Faby Jacome <faby@ocjusticefund.org> Sent:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 7:35 PM To:eComment Subject:02/04/2024 - Item 21 Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Good evening council, My name is Faby Jacome, and I am the Executive Director of the Orange County Justice Fund. I want to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to members of this council for your ongoing support of local organizations that are doing on-the-ground work with our community. Specially Mayor Pro-Tem Vasquez, Councilmember Hernandez, Councilmember Lopez, and Councilmember Thai Pham. Your commitment to uplifting and protecting our most vulnerable residents is deeply appreciated. I am here tonight to voice our strong support for Item 21, This committee would advise the city on immigrant protections and sanctuary city policies. As an organization that works directly with impacted individuals and families, we understand how critical it is to ensure that accurate, accessible information reaches those who need it most. This advisory group presents an opportunity to strengthen protections and empower immigrant communities with the knowledge they need to navigate an often hostile and complex system. We do, however, have one key request: that the individuals selected for this advisory committee truly reflect the full diversity of our community. Immigration issues are often framed as solely affecting Latino communities, but we know—through both data and lived experiences—that Black and Asian immigrant communities are also disproportionately targeted by enforcement and exclusionary policies. If this advisory group is to be effective, it must be inclusive and representative of all impacted communities. Transparency and equity must be at the core of this process. We are grateful to this council for taking this step toward a more just and inclusive city, and we urge you to ensure that this advisory body is built in a way that uplifts all voices, particularly those most impacted by our immigration system. Thank you for your time and your commitment to this important issue. Sincerely, Faby Jacome Faby Jacome | Executive Director Orange County Justice Fund Direct Dial: (714) 733-7775 Faby@ocjusticefund.org Physical Address: 837 N Ross Street, Suite 3, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Mailing Address: PO Box 10113 Santa Ana, CA 92711 The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. 7 Donate at Orange County Justice Fund 8