Overview
- Supervisors approved a short-term package to expand 24/7 rapid-response coverage, removal-defense capacity, filing-fee assistance and worker support services.
- Funds will scale work by three core partners: ACILEP’s hotline and legal services, the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice’s removal defense, and Trabajadores Unidos’ mutual aid and organizing.
- The board set aside $50,000 for the Public Defender’s Office to offset immigration application and litigation fees that rose after President Donald Trump’s budget bill.
- ICE data show immigration arrests in the San Francisco Area of Responsibility doubled in early 2025, and ACILEP reports a 500% jump in monthly hotline calls since its relaunch with more than 1,300 calls since March.
- Staff must return on Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 with a countywide coordination plan that explores creating an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, with philanthropic partners engaged for longer-term support.