To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: 2024 TRUTH Act Community Forum
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. HOLD a community forum regarding the provision of access of certain individuals to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, pursuant to Government Code section 7283.1(d):
a. RECEIVE opening staff report from the County Administrator's Office (Enid Mendoza, Senior Deputy County Administrator);
b. PRESENTATION from Asian Law Caucus (Eileen Kim, Staff Attorney);
c. RECEIVE report from the Sheriff-Coroner (Hon. David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner); and
d. OPEN Public Comment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
In 2016, Governor Brown signed into law the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act, commonly referred to as the "TRUTH Act." Beginning in 2018, the TRUTH Act required the governing body of any county, city, or county and city, such as Contra Costa County, to hold a community forum if a "local law enforcement agency" operated by the governmental entity provided the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency "access" to individuals for civil immigration enforcement purposes during the prior calendar year. (Government Code section 7283.1(d))
The TRUTH Act defines a "local law enforcement agency" in a broader context than other areas of statute. Specifically, the Act defines a "local law enforcement agency", as a department that:
1. enforces criminal laws, regulations, or local ordinances;
2. operates a jail or juvenile detention facility;
3. maintains custody of individuals in a jail or in a juvenile detention facility; or
4. monitors compliance with probation or parole conditions.
In addition, the term "ICE access" is defined by the TRUTH Act as any of the following:
1. Responding to an ICE hold, notification, or transfer request;
2. Providing ICE with advance notice of ...
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