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.
Announcements (Director Rivas)
(Information)
a. Community Resource Announcement
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 AIjiran
This item allows Director Rivas to welcome new Immigrant Rights Commissioner Hessah Aljiran and allows Commissioner AlJiran to briefly introduce herself.
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 August 11, 2025.
Action/Discussion Items
a. Proposed Resolution on Affordable Housing (Chair Souza)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Chair Souza to present a proposed resolution on affordable housing. During its June 25, 2025 meeting, the Executive Committee made edits and approved a motion for Chair Souza to bring it to the Full Commission for a vote.
b. Proposed Statement on Student Visas (Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Vice Chair Chaudhary to present a proposed statement on international students in San Francisco and the termination of student visas. During its June 25, 2025 meeting, the Executive Committee made edits and approved a motion for Vice Chair Chaudhary to bring it to the Full Commission for a vote.
c. Follow-Up Actions on Commission Streamlining Task Force
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Director Rivas to provide an update on the Commission Streamlining Task Force, allows the Commission to discuss how to encourage community members to share their input, and allows Chair Souza and Vice Chair Chaudhary to present a proposed letter to the Commission Streamlining Task Force about the importance of maintaining the Immigrant Rights Commission as an independent commission.
Staff Reports
a. Director’s Updates
This item allows Director Rivas to provide brief updates on activities and announcements.
b. Reappointment hearing for Board-appointed Commissioners
This item allows Director Rivas to discuss Commissioners up for reappointment.
c. Rescheduled October meeting and updates on upcoming meetings
This item is to allow Director Rivas to remind Commissioners about the rescheduled October meeting and provide updates on upcoming meetings. Due to the holiday, the October Full Commission meeting has been rescheduled to October 27, 2025.
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.