EQUITY COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: September 22, 2025
Subject: Existing County departmental policies re: interactions with federal immigration authorities
Submitted For: Equity Committee
Department: County Counsel
Referral No:
Referral Name: Existing County departmental policies re: interactions with federal immigration authorities
Presenter: Thomas Geiger
Contact: Thomas.Geiger@cc.cccounty.us
Referral History:
On August 12, 2025, the Board of Supervisors referred to the Equity Committee a review of existing internal County departmental policies that address interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel. This report responds to that referral.
1. County Counsel Guidance to Departments
On January 24, 2025, the County Counsel's Office issued guidance to all County department heads on how staff should respond if a County employee encounters an ICE agent during work or on County property. The guidance is Attachment 1 to this staff report. To summarize the guidance:
* If ICE presents a judicial warrant, staff is required to comply with the judicial warrant and must allow ICE to search.
* If ICE presents an administrative warrant, staff is not required to provide access to non-public areas, is not required to give ICE any information, and may ask ICE to leave.
* If ICE presents a subpoena, staff is not required to provide documents on the spot and is not required to give ICE consent to search.
* If ICE presents a Notice to Appear, staff is not required to provide access to non-public areas, is not required to give ICE any information, and may ask ICE to leave.
The guidance includes samples of the different types of documents ICE might bring to a County facility.
2. Contra Costa Health Policy for Responding to Immigration Enforcement Issues
Under the California Values Act (Senate Bill 54), public hospitals are required to have policies that define how they will limit interaction with immigration enforcement officials. The California ...
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