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Resolution No. 2023-XXX <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />2 <br />5 <br />4 <br />California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation expends additional funding <br />unnecessarily to coordinate with and hand these community members over to ICE for a second, <br />double punishment. The full intent, benefits, and cost savings from these reforms cannot be fully <br />realized if CDCR continues to waste resources on assisting ICE with deportations. <br />Whereas, our immigration policies should be driven by our values: equality, fairness, <br />compassion, and common humanity. Immigrants are part of our families, communities and <br />workplaces. Every person who calls the U.S. home, including our neighbors who are immigrants, <br />should be safe from profiling and harm by the government. <br />Whereas, California has an important opportunity to reunite families and strengthen <br />communities by passing the HOME Act (Harmonizing Our Measures for Equality, AB 1306 by <br />Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo) this year. <br /> <br />Whereas, the HOME Act is a simple fix that will harmonize state policy with broadly-supported, <br />existing criminal-justice reforms that have already been enacted into law. These laws are <br />reducing mass incarceration and addressing racism in our legal systems. <br />Whereas, community members who have earned release under existing laws included in the <br />HOME Act should be able to return home, reunite with their families, and rebuild their lives <br />instead of being cruelly transferred to ICE. This is an issue of equality and fairness. <br />Whereas, Oregon, Illinois, and Washington DC have already enacted laws that stop all ICE <br />transfers from jails and prisons, and itis time for California to catch up. Additionally, many <br />counties within California have already stopped all ICE transfers, including Los Angeles, San <br />Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Humboldt, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Contra Costa. <br />Whereas, the City of Santa Ana values all members of our community, embraces compassion, <br />equality, and inclusion, and proudly defends the rights of all residents, including refugees and <br />immigrants. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Ana as follows: <br />Section 1.The City of Santa Ana strongly supports California Assembly Bill No. <br />1306 and urges the California State Legislature to pass this bill in order to harmonize state policy <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 18 – 5 8/29/2023