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 September 24, 2025 Executive Committee meeting.
Discussion Items
a. Update on Commission Streamlining Task Force Meeting (Director Rivas, Chair Souza, Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Information)
This item allows Director Rivas, Chair Souza and Vice Chair Chaudhary to provide an update on the Commission Streamlining Task Force meeting.
b. Proposed Resolution on the Detention of Immigrants at the Courthouse (Commissioner Obregon)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Obregon to present her proposed resolution for discussion and possible action by the Executive Committee. During the August 27 Executive Committee meeting, Commissioners suggested edits and Chair Souza volunteered to update the draft. Commissioners also suggested incorporating the ideas and recommendations from the October sanctuary hearing into the resolution and issuing the resolution as a follow-up to the hearing.
c. Proposed Statement on H1B Visa Restrictions (Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Vice Chair Chaudhary to present her proposed statement on the recently announced fee for H1B visas for discussion and possible action by the Executive Committee.
d. Follow-Up from IRC Resolution Condemning Travel Bans
(Information/Discussion)
This item was introduced under Old and New Business by Commissioner Fara at the IRC’s August 11, 2025 Full Commission meeting. Director Rivas provided updates on OCEIA’s meetings with the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) as a follow-up to the IRC’s resolution on travel bans at the August and September Executive Committee meetings and can share the resolution with the SFO director.
e. Planning for Sanctuary Hearing (Director Rivas, Commissioner Obregon)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Director Rivas to provide an update on the upcoming Full Commission hearing on sanctuary city policies led by Commissioner Obregon, and allows Commissioner Obregon to discuss plans for the hearing.
f. Upcoming IRC Meetings and Events
(Information/Discussion)
This item allows Director Rivas to discuss the IRC calendar of meetings and events for the remainder of the year.
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.
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.