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For over half a year the community has been asking for this to not just be a performative statement, but rather be a binding policy change. An update to city code has long been necessary, but this policy does not go far enough and so requires a continuance.
Please don’t just pass this as is, our vulnerable neighbors need you to continue to work on this and strengthen this policy.
The definition of surveillance needs to be expanded to include not just limitations on surveillance for “civil immigration enforcement purposes”, but more comprehensive safeguards on the city’s owned and contracted data and surveillance infrastructure.
It is not enough to say that the federal government can’t surveil on city property for immigration enforcement, we need stronger and more encompassing language that creates a wider net of safety and requires technological compliance that matches the landscape of today’s reality.
Please strengthen the language of this ordinance to ensure the City of Sacramento’s full non-cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and transform our values as a sanctuary city into tangible safety for our communities.
For over half a year the community has been asking for this to not just be a performative statement but rather be a binding policy change. An update to city code has long been necessary, but this policy does not go far enough and so requires a continuance.
Please don’t just pass this as-is; our vulnerable neighbors need you to continue to work on this and strengthen this policy.
The definition of surveillance needs to be expanded to include not just limitations on surveillance for “civil immigration enforcement purposes” but also more comprehensive safeguards on the city’s owned and contracted data and surveillance infrastructure.
It is not enough to say that the federal government can’t surveil on city property for immigration enforcement; we need stronger and more encompassing language that creates a wider net of safety and requires technological compliance that matches the landscape of today’s reality.
Please strengthen the language of this ordinance to ensure the City of Sacramento’s full non-cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and transform our values as a sanctuary city into tangible safety for our communities. Precision and strength of language here are protection. We all deserve peace and privacy. We deserve a city government that protects us all.
For over half a year the community has been asking for this to not just be a performative statement, but rather be a binding policy change. An update to city code has long been necessary, but this policy does not go far enough and so requires a continuance.
Please don’t just pass this as is, our vulnerable neighbors need you to continue to work on this and strengthen this policy.
The definition of surveillance needs to be expanded to include not just limitations on surveillance for “civil immigration enforcement purposes”, but more comprehensive safeguards on the city’s owned and contracted data and surveillance infrastructure.
It is not enough to say that the federal government can’t surveil on city property for immigration enforcement, we need stronger and more encompassing language that creates a wider net of safety and requires technological compliance that matches the landscape of today’s reality.
Updates to city code have been necessary, but this policy does not go far enough and so requires a continuance.
Do not pass this as is, our community members need you to strengthen this policy.
The definition of surveillance needs to be expanded to include not just limitations on surveillance for “civil immigration enforcement purposes”, but more comprehensive safeguards on the city’s owned and contracted data and surveillance infrastructure.
It is not enough to say that the federal government can’t surveil on city property for immigration enforcement, we need stronger and more encompassing language that creates a wider net of safety and requires technological compliance that matches the landscape of today’s reality.
For over half a year the community has been asking for this to not just be a performative statement, but rather be a binding policy change. An update to city code has long been necessary, but this policy does not go far enough and so requires a continuance.
Please don’t just pass this as is, our vulnerable neighbors need you to continue to work on this and strengthen this policy.
The definition of surveillance needs to be expanded to include not just limitations on surveillance for “civil immigration enforcement purposes”, but more comprehensive safeguards on the city’s owned and contracted data and surveillance infrastructure.
It is not enough to say that the federal government can’t surveil on city property for immigration enforcement, we need stronger and more encompassing language that creates a wider net of safety and requires technological compliance that matches the landscape of today’s reality.
Please strengthen the language of this ordinance to ensure the City of Sacramento’s full non-cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and transform our values as a sanctuary city into tangible safety for our communities.
For over half a year the community has been asking for this to not just be a performative statement, but rather be a binding policy change. An update to city code has long been necessary, but this policy does not go far enough and so requires a continuance.
Please don’t just pass this as is, our vulnerable neighbors need you to continue to work on this and strengthen this policy.
The definition of surveillance needs to be expanded to include not just limitations on surveillance for “civil immigration enforcement purposes”, but more comprehensive safeguards on the city’s owned and contracted data and surveillance infrastructure.
It is not enough to say that the federal government can’t surveil on city property for immigration enforcement, we need stronger and more encompassing language that creates a wider net of safety and requires technological compliance that matches the landscape of today’s reality.
Please strengthen the language of this ordinance to ensure the City of Sacramento’s full non-cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and transform our values as a sanctuary city into tangible safety for our communities.
For over half a year the community has been asking for this to not just be a performative statement, but rather be a binding policy change. An update to city code has long been necessary, but this policy does not go far enough and so requires a continuance.
Please don’t just pass this as is, our vulnerable neighbors need you to continue to work on this and strengthen this policy.
The definition of surveillance needs to be expanded to include not just limitations on surveillance for “civil immigration enforcement purposes”, but more comprehensive safeguards on the city’s owned and contracted data and surveillance infrastructure.
It is not enough to say that the federal government can’t surveil on city property for immigration enforcement, we need stronger and more encompassing language that creates a wider net of safety and requires technological compliance that matches the landscape of today’s reality.
June 22, 2026
Honorable Mayor Kevin McCarty
Sacramento City Council
Sacramento City Manager Smith
915 “I” Street, Fifth Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 2: Resolution Adopting a Community Immigration Action Plan- Support
Agenda Item 3: Ordinance Adding Chapter 12.73 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to the Restriction of City Property for Civil Immigration Enforcement- Support
Dear Mayor, Council and City Manager,
On behalf of Organize Sacramento am writing in support of June 23rd, 2026 City Council Agenda Items 2 &3.
ORGANIZE SACRAMENTO provides training, education, technical and personal assistance in the form of individual and group classes, presentations, research assistance and coaching in order to educate community groups, individuals, organizations, small business owners and others on techniques of community organizing, local government processes, and community and business resources. The purpose is to equip citizens to think and act strategically to produce positive results when community issues like the protection of immigrant residents become organizing campaigns.
The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency and its staff have been violating the rights of the residents of this country for far too long. We applaud the City of Sacramento’s efforts to rein in this federal agency’s disregard for basic human rights within our city limits.
Organize Sacramento urges your support of this plan and ordinance.
Sincerely,
Tamie Dramer, Executive Director
Organize Sacramento
Tamie@OrganizeSac.org
916.628.7709