Due Process and Safety Ordinance

Urged passage on behalf of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, citing extraordinary federal abuses of power.

Alliance San Diego strongly supported the ordinance, citing a three-fold increase in immigration arrests and fear in immigrant communities.

San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council organizer urged a yes vote, representing 130 unions and 200,000 working families.

A 25-year US citizen said she carries her passport everywhere out of fear of being deported without due process.

PANA representative thanked Elo-Rivera and urged the council to cancel the Flock camera contract as a next step.

PANA organizing director said the ordinance is a first step toward helping targeted communities feel safe again.

Called the ordinance refreshing amid national lawlessness and urged the mayor to sign it.

Argued due process should be equitable for citizens too, citing her own assault and unsolved violence at the Linda Vista skate park.

Described an alleged RICO enterprise involving her ex-partner, alleged falsified court cases, and denial of medical care at Las Colinas.

Executive director of Big Voices described fear in the Vietnamese immigrant community and urged passage.

San Diego LGBT Community Center representative urged a yes vote, citing fear among transgender and immigrant community members.

Youth nonprofit director urged passage, calling it a first step and pressing the council to cancel the Flock contract and shift money from policing to basic needs.

Sister of Christopher De Arman, killed by SDPD in 2023, asked how the ordinance protects people with priors or those profiled by police.