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 Immigrant Rights 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 time. For each agenda item, there is one comment per person. Members of the public may also submit public comment by email to: civic.engagement@sfgov.org.
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.
Announcements (Director Rivas)
(Information)
This item allows Director Rivas to provide a brief announcement on community resources.
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.
Welcoming Commissioner Gin
(Information)
This item is to allow Director Rivas and Chair Souza to welcome newly appointed Immigrant Rights Commissioner Katharine Gin.
Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Full Commission meetings of August 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026.
Information/Discussion Item: IRC Workforce Presentation on DACA and TPS
(Information/Discussion)
This item allows invited speakers to provide updates on how delays in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), loss of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and other immigration policy changes are impacting San Franciscans’ ability to generate income, and to make recommendations on how the City can support workforce development for community members losing their work authorization.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Erin Quinn, Senior Managing Attorney
- Immigrants Rising: Beleza Chan, Director of Development and Communications, and Miguel, Sustainability and Social Impact Manager at Big 4 Firm and DACA Recipient
Information/Discussion Item: Language Access Ordinance Quarterly Complaint Report and Update on Language Service Technology Pilots (OCEIA Language Access and Policy Manager Ana De Carolis)
(Information/Discussion)
This item allows OCEIA Language Access and Policy Manager Ana De Carolis to provide an overview of the complaints OCEIA has received and investigated from members of the public regarding the City’s language services, and to provide an update on OCEIA’s plans for a three-month pilot program to test new translation and interpretation technologies for the City and County of San Francisco.
Chair’s Reports (Chair Souza)
(Information)
This item allows Chair Souza to provide brief updates on the work of the Executive Committee.
Staff Reports (Director Rivas)
(Information)
This item allows Director Rivas and OCEIA staff to provide brief updates on activities and announcements.
Old and New Business
(Information)
This item allows Commissioners to provide updates on items the Commission has previously discussed, and to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Commission.