MEETING

December 8, 2025 IRC meeting

Immigrant Rights Commission

Meeting details

Date and time

How to participate

In-person

City Hall Room 4161 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl
San Francisco, CA 94102

Online

Watch the meeting online.
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415-655-0001
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Overview

Members of the Commission will attend this meeting in person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely using Webex or by calling the phone number and entering the access code above. Everyone attending the meeting in person is encouraged to wear a mask throughout the meeting. Each member of the public attending in person may address the Commission for up to two minutes. Public speakers using consecutive interpretation assistance will be allowed to speak for twice the amount of the time.

Agenda

1

Call to Order and Roll Call

2

Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment

We, the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.

3

Announcements (Director Rivas)

(Information)

Community Resource Announcement
This item allows Director Rivas to provide a brief announcement on community resources.

4

General Public Comment

(Information)
This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on today’s agenda.

5

Action Item: Approval of previous minutes

(Discussion/Action)

Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Full Commission meeting of November 10, 2025.

6

Action/Discussion Items

a. Proposed Statement on H1B Visa Restrictions (Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Vice Chair Chaudhary to present her proposed statement on the fee for H1B visas for discussion and possible action by the Full Commission. During its November 13, 2025 meeting, the Executive Committee made edits and approved a motion for Vice Chair Chaudhary to revise the statement and bring it to the Full Commission for a vote.

b. Proposed Resolution on Detention of Immigrants (Commissioner Obregon)

(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Obregon to present her revised resolution on the detention of immigrants, including recommendations from the Commission’s October 27, 2025 special hearing on immigration enforcement and local response. During its November 13, 2025 meeting, the Executive Committee developed recommendations from the special hearing and approved a motion for Commissioner Obregon to add them to the resolution and bring to the Full Commission for a vote.

7

Staff Reports

Director’s Updates
(Information)
This item allows Director Rivas to provide brief updates on activities and announcements.

8

Old and New Business

(Information)
This item is to allow Commissioners to provide updates on items the Commission has previously discussed, and to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Commission.
 

9

Adjournment

10

Social Gathering

Commissioners may attend a social gathering at Ebb & Flow, 294 Ivy Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. No Commission business will be conducted. The gathering is accessible and open to the public.

Meeting resources

Video recording