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ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego County Board of Supervisors Considers CLEAR Ordinance
By Eddie Meyer
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego City Council Considers Whether to Continue Surveillance Use Policies
By Blair Overstreet
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego County Board of Supervisors Considers Drafting CLEAR Ordinance
By Brisa Velazquez
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego City Council Considers Due Process & Safety Ordinance
By Brisa Velazquez
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – Calexico City Council Meeting
On May 8, 2024, Marylin Carrillo, ACLU-SDIC Imperial Valley community liaison, gave testimony at the Calexico City Council meeting urging the council to approve the bid submitted by the Calexico United Methodist Church to create a welcome center to provide assistance for people seeking asylum...
Campus Protests: Statement by ACLU-SDIC Executive Director Norma Chávez-Peterson
In response to student-led protests at San Diego State University (SDSU), the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and other higher education institutions in our region, American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) Executive Director Norma Chávez-Peterson.
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the City of San Diego—Evening Budget Hearing
The following is prepared testimony urging San Diego City Council to continue investing in programs that promote equitable and inclusive opportunities. It was delivered by Felicia Gomez, ACLU-SDIC immigrants’ rights senior policy advocate, on May 1, 2024.
National City Eviction Moratorium Testimony
An eviction moratorium is only one necessary solution in a larger conversation that needs to take place. We must ensure that residents impacted by the flood are provided with the support they need, both now and in the future.
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors demanding a transparent, community-centered CAO hiring process
The following is a prepared testimony urging the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to ensure an equitable, community-centered hiring process for the county’s next Chief Administrative Officer. It was delivered by ACLU-SDIC Executive Director Norma Chávez-Peterson on December 5, 2023.
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors TRUTH Act Forum 2023
Testimony given at the 2023 TRUTH Act Forum demanding the end of collaboration between the San Diego Sheriff’s Department and Department of Homeland Security. All San Diego County residents deserve to live without the fear that an encounter with law enforcement can lead to being deported and...
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the Board of Supervisors to vote NO on the board letter introduced by Sup. Anderson
Access to legal counsel is a cornerstone of our justice system. ALL people deserve due process, regardless of who they are, where they were born or what they have experienced. However, under U.S. immigration policy, people seeking asylum or facing deportation are not provided court-appointed...
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the Board of Supervisors to vote YES on the board letter introduced by Chair Vargas to allocate $3 million dollars to aid NGOs
We are here to urge the Board of Supervisors to vote YES on the board letter introduced by Chair Vargas to allocate $3 million dollars to aid NGOs in providing critical humanitarian assistance to people seeking asylum who are being released into our region by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the Board of Supervisors in Support of Funding for the Immigrant Legal Defense Program
We are here to urge the Board of Supervisors to continue its investment in the county’s Immigrant Legal Defense Program (ILDP) by approving the $5 million 2023-24 county budget allocation for this program.
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