On, Tuesday, August 11th, the Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance (CCIRA) is hosting a press event to urge the Board of Supervisors to pass a strong countywide ordinance creating the necessary barriers to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies from pillaging and looting Contra Costa County resources.
For over a year, immigration attorneys, advocates, and community members have worked to propose language and advocate for a strong ordinance. Contra Costa is one of the few Bay Area counties without this protection.
Neighboring counties of Alameda, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma all have non-cooperation ordinances in effect. And the draft proposed by county counsel is insufficient to protect our residents and not in compliance with the recent guidance issued by the CA Attorney General.
Since January, over 50 people have died in ICE custody. We have also witnessed ICE’s rogue extrajudicial killings in Minnesota, Houston, and Biddeford. Local ordinances are one answer to these deadly federal immigration enforcement tactics. These unprecedented times require brave leadership and action.
We’re calling on the Board of Supervisors to do their duty and to stop delaying. Contra Costa deserves better.
What: Press Event Demanding the Passage of a Strong ICE Non-Cooperation Ordinance in Contra Costa County
Confirmed Speakers:
- Danny Espinoza, Director, Lift Up Contra Costa
- Rev. Deborah Lee, Executive Director of Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
- Brandon Dawkins, VP of Organizing, SEIU 1021
- Cameron Sasai, Mayor of the City of Pinole
- Miosotti Tenecora, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- Betty Gabaldon, Concord Organizer Manager, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
- Tony Bravo, Executive Director, United Latino Voices
- Devin Williams, 3rd Vice President, East Contra Costa County NAACP Executive Committee
- Marifer Miranda, East County Community Organizer Monument Impact
- Katie Ricklefs, Chair, Democratic Party of Contra Costa
Where: 1025 Escobar Street, Martinez, CA 94553
When: 9:30 am on Tuesday, August 11th
Related
- July 2026 – Concord Community Holds Vigil Honoring Victims of ICE Violence
- July 2026 – Contra Costa County Non-Cooperation Policy With ICE on Hold, For Now
- Feb 2026 – Hundreds March Through Concord’s Monument Neighborhood in Valentine’s Day Show of Solidarity With Immigrant Communities
