Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
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
Call to Order and Roll Call
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.
General Public Comment
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.
Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s February 25, 2026 Executive Committee meeting.
Discussion/Action Items
a. Proposed Letter on Potential SFUSD Cuts to Newcomer Services (Commissioners Padilla and Paz)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioners Padilla and Paz to present a draft letter on potential cuts to SFUSD’s newcomer services, and allows Commissioners to discuss, make edits, and take possible action to move to the Full Commission for a vote.
b. Follow-Up on October Resolution Recommendations (Vice Chair Chaudhary and Commissioner Obregon)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Vice Chair Chaudhary and Commissioner Obregon to identify which recommendations from the IRC’s October resolution to prioritize.
c. Strategic Outreach to Supervisors: Follow-up to Letter on Immigrant Priorities (Director Rivas)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Director Rivas to discuss strategic outreach to Supervisors as a follow-up to the letter the Commission approved on immigrant priorities. This is a continuation of the strategic outreach discussion led by Vice Chair Chaudhary during the February Executive Committee meeting.
d. IRC Hearing on Public Health (Commissioner Paz)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Paz to discuss plans for the hearing on access to health care, including the timeline and suggested speakers, and allows Commissioners to discuss and provide feedback.
e. Proposed Statement or Resolution on War in West Asia (Commissioner Aljiran)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Aljiran to propose a statement, resolution or other action denouncing the war in West Asia and reaffirming immigrant rights and resources.
f. Follow-up from Travel Ban Resolution (Commissioner Fara)(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Fara to discuss continuing to explore partnerships to support immigrants at SFO as a follow-up to the IRC resolution on travel bans and allows Director Rivas to provide updates on the work.
Staff Reports
(Information)
a. Director’s Updates
Report on OCEIA and IRC activities and announcements. This item allows the OCEIA Director to provide brief updates on activities and announcements.
b. Rescheduling April Executive Committee meeting
This item allows Director Rivas to provide an update on rescheduling the Executive Committee meeting for April 29, 2026 in order to schedule the Awards Committee meeting for April 22, 2026. The Awards Committee is co-chaired by Commissioners Fara and Obregon, with Vice Chair Chaudhary, Commissioner How, and Commissioner Paz serving as members. All Commissioners are invited to submit nominations by the deadline of April 10, 2026.
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.