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Becerra, Alexis From: Sandra De Anda <sandra@ocrapidresponse.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 4:01 PM To: eComment Cc: Karen G. Hernandez; Casey Conway; Kelsey Gordon Subject: Item 22 - Ordinance Codifying the Prohibition of Immigration-Related Secondary Employment for Santa Ana Police Officers -Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. May 19,2026 Mayor Amezcua and Members of the Council City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Re:Item 22 - Ordinance Codifying the Prohibition of Immigration-Related Secondary Employment for Santa Ana Police Officers Dear Mayor Amezcua and Members of the City Council, On behalf of the Orange County Rapid Response Network,we write in support of Item 922, directing the City Manager and City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance for the City of Santa Ana(City)codifying the prohibition of immigration- related secondary employment for City Police Department personnel;AND strongly request that any ordinance prepared prohibit immigration-related secondary employment for all City personnel/contractors. Through our on-the-ground work,we have witnessed deep distrust of the local Santa Ana Police Department. This distrust is rooted in the county Jail's historical role as a facility that detained undocumented community members, as well as the longstanding treatment many undocumented residents have experienced at the hands of this department. Families in our participatory defense space have shared experiences of brutality, criminalization, and harm connected to this very department. We have also witnessed the impact of the City's negligence regarding its U Visa certification policy one of the few potential forms of deportation relief available to undocumented survivors of crime. Many community members who may have qualified for U Visa protections were denied meaningful access to this process and are now facing deportation, or have already been deported. The Santa Ana Police Department has also withheld information regarding ICE presence and activity in the community, despite the department's own records division possessing documentation evidencing ICE operations locally. This has further deepened community distrust and raised serious concerns about transparency and accountability,particularly around why the department chose not to disclose information that directly impacted undocumented residents and their families. It is important that such an ordinance prohibiting immigration-related secondary employment apply to all City personnel/contractors as we know that immigration related employment includes a large range of roles that could be filled by personnel/contractors across City Departments and Agencies,not just the Police Department. Such a prohibition would be in alignment with the City's Sanctuary City Ordinance that applies to all personnel. The City is home to a large and diverse immigrant population. Maintaining clear boundaries between all City personnel/contractors and federal immigration enforcement is critical to ensuring that the immigrant population that resides in the City feel safe reporting crimes, accessing services, and engaging with all personnel/contractors,including 1