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VIET RAINBOW OF ORANGE COUNTY R O C <br /> 8682 Beach Blvd#200 <br /> Buena Park,CA 90620 <br /> IET RAINBOW OF ORANGE COUNTY info@vietroc.org <br /> Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, <br /> My name is Uyen Hoang and I am the Executive Director of Viet Rainbow of Orange County(VROC). <br /> VROC is a grassroots nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports the needs of LGBTQ+ <br /> people of color and their loved ones through advocacy,research, education, and community building. I am <br /> writing to express my strong support for moving forward with Agenda Item 21 and bringing back the <br /> Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a community oversight mechanism written within the ordinance to <br /> facilitate trust and transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. <br /> In January 2017,the Council passed a robust Ordinance with language stating that they would establish a <br /> task force made up of community members to advise the City Council on policies related to the <br /> ordinance,including helping craft policies to protect immigrants as well as recommend ways to use and <br /> oversee a city fund to help immigrants fight deportation in court. This advisory group has not met for <br /> some time and with so much uncertainty,now is the time for the City of Santa Ana to reaffirm its support <br /> for the immigrant community and revive the Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group to help facilitate trust and <br /> transparency between the City of Santa Ana and its immigrant residents. <br /> Santa Ana's status as a sanctuary city builds on years of community-based struggles fighting for the <br /> political, economic, and human rights of our vibrant immigrant communities. I stand firm with <br /> Councilwoman Lopez's request for the advisory group to reconvene within 30 days to provide updates to <br /> the city and recommendations on ways they can better protect residents. <br /> I look forward to seeing the re-implementation of the Sanctuary Ordinance &Advisory Board and the <br /> role it will take to protect immigrant's rights in Santa Ana. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Uyen Hoang,MA,MPH(she/they) <br /> Executive Director of Viet Rainbow of ORange County <br /> CC: vamezcua@santa-ana.org <br /> PBacerra@santa-ana.org <br /> TPhan@santa-ana.org <br /> DPenaloza@santa-ana.org <br /> JessieLopez@santa-ana.org <br /> JRyanHernandez@santa-ana.org <br /> bvazquez@santa-ana.org <br />