"San Francisco is looking to strengthen its sanctuary city status by prohibiting federal law enforcement agencies from using city-owned properties for immigration enforcement. The proposed legislation would block agencies like ICE from using city-owned buildings, parks and even parking lots for anything that could disrupt public services. It would also amend San Francisco's Administrative Code to clarify that federal immigration enforcement is not a city purpose, and allow the city attorney to take legal action for unauthorized use of city property."
"Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has refrained from mentioning Trump by name, recently helped the city navigate the president's threats to send in the National Guard and other federal agencies to carry out a large-scale federal immigration crackdown. Lurie, along with wealthy billionaires like Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, managed to convince the president to hold off on sending troops directly to the city."
"But federal immigration enforcement has increased overall this year. Arrests outside the city's immigration court and high-profile incidents, like when a van drove through a group of anti-ICE protestors, have all led to rising tensions. At Tuesday's press conference, Mahmood and other immigrant advocates said many of the communities they serve are fearful of escalating ICE arrests and other demonstrations of force."
San Francisco plans to strengthen sanctuary city protections by banning federal law enforcement from using city-owned properties for immigration enforcement. The ordinance would bar agencies like ICE from using municipal buildings, parks, and parking lots for activities that could disrupt public services. The Administrative Code would be amended to state that federal immigration enforcement is not a city purpose and to empower the city attorney to pursue legal action for unauthorized use of city property. City leaders negotiated to prevent deployment of federal troops, while increased arrests and high-profile incidents have raised community fears of escalating enforcement.
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