Tell your Supervisor: Support People, Not ICE
Update Wed, Jul 23: We won! The full Board passed this resolution unanimously on Tuesday, as was reported that evening. We found out the following morning.
We’ve removed the original script. You can call your Supervisor and thank them for passing this resolution.
Call Script
[Removed—see above]
Background
Last week Supervisor Chyanne Chen introduced a resolution asking local law enforcement agents to come up with protocols for responding to ICE activity, pointing to the guidelines currently in place in Los Angeles as a template. This is a common-sense request that is necessary in the current climate where many people feel incredibly unsafe due to the presence of masked armed men grabbing people off of the streets. It’s a pretty simple request for local law enforcement, if called, to do basic things like ask any people claiming to be ICE agents to show their credentials, and this should have easily garnered support of all of the supervisors.
However, only six supervisors voted in favor, with Supervisors Sherrill, Sauter, Engardio, Dorsey, and Mandelman voting against it (details of the resolution and vote).
[Corrected 2025-07-23: We misread last week’s Mission Local article. The resolution wasn’t voted on last week. Five supervisors were the initial cosponsors, in addition to Supervisor Chen, and Supervisors Sauter and Mandelman joined as cosponsors in that meeting. We regret the errors.]
We need to make it clear to our city representatives that they should side with us, not ICE.
Please call your Supervisor and either thank them for supporting Supervisor Chen’s resolution, or express your anger and disappointment that they didn’t support it thank them for passing Supervisor Chen’s resolution at the July 22 meeting.
This Week's Local-Level Call Scripts
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Last week Supervisor Chyanne Chen introduced a resolution asking local law enforcement agents to come up with protocols for responding to ICE activity. Please call your Supervisor and thank them for passing Supervisor Chen’s resolution.
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Contact your Supervisors and Mayor Lurie and demand a budget that protects the freedoms and future thriving of all people in San Francisco. ‘WHEN IS A BUDGET DEFICIT NOT A DEFICIT? : WHEN CORPORATIONS AREN’T PAYING THEIR TAXES.”
Ask your supervisor to hold a Board hearing to determine the extent of the practice of the DA collaborating with the Federal Government - we need to stop the DA from handing more people over to ICE.
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Contact your Supervisors and Mayor Lurie and demand a budget that protects the freedoms and future thriving of all people in San Francisco.