Overview
- The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to move forward and directed county counsel to draft formal ordinance language for a second reading within 30 days.
- The measure would prohibit federal immigration enforcement operations on county-owned parks, buildings and other properties, with posted signs to notify the public.
- If reapproved at the next vote, the ordinance could take effect in March.
- A DHS spokesperson called the plan "illegal and unacceptable," asserting that immigration enforcement is an exclusive federal responsibility.
- Reporting underscores home-entry rules during enforcement actions: only a judge-signed warrant permits forced entry, agents often use knock-and-talk tactics, and advocates urge residents to verify warrants and keep doors closed, citing a disputed incident in Minneapolis.