San Rafael, CA – Marin County residents are invited to participate in an online community forum about a California law called the TRUTH Act and the access local governments may provide to federal immigration authorities. The online forum is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 13.
The session will be livestreamed online on both the County’s website and on the Community Media Center of Marin (CMCM) webpage. Comcast subscribers will be able to watch the session live on Channel 27.
Spanish translation services will be available. To listen to the forum in Spanish, or to give public comment, join the meeting using Zoom. Details about joining through the Zoom format are on the Board of Supervisors’ webpage, which can be translated into Spanish through the “select language” choice at the top of the page. When joining by Zoom, attendees are presented with a prompt to select a preferred language.
Although the County government is hosting the meeting and Board President Katie Rice will serve as moderator, the Marin County Board of Supervisors will take no action on the matter.
The TRUTH Act’s longer name is the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act. Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2792 into law on September 28, 2016. It pertains to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency and its access to individuals who have come in contact with law enforcement. The TRUTH Act requires local governing bodies, in which local law enforcement has provided any ICE access to an individual, to hold a community forum to receive and consider public comment.
At the forum, the Marin County Sheriff's Office plans to share data it maintains regarding the number and demographic characteristics of individuals to whom the agency has provided any ICE access for 2021 and for 2022 through November 30.
Sheriff policies were modified since 2017 to emphasize that staff no longer inquire about immigration status when carrying out their duties; have stopped responding to ICE regarding release dates for low-level offenses; and, as of August 15, 2020, ICE is no longer allowed in in the secure part of the jail facility. As a result, Sheriff’s staff no longer track ICE arrests.
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For disability accommodations, please phone (415) 473-6358 (voice), CA Relay 711, or e-mail digitalaccess@marincounty.org at least five business days in advance of the event. The County will do its best to fulfill requests received with less than five business days’ notice. Copies of documents are available in alternative formats, upon request.