Summary of Recent Policy Actions by Local Jurisdictions in the Region 1 Local
Jurisdiction
Policy Action Date Key Policy Sections
City of Oakland Executive Orders,
Effective
Immediately
January 29, 2026 The first Executive Order establishes the Protect the Town Task Force to coordinate interdepartmental planning, educate communities about their rights, and work with state and local partners including Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta to pursue legal actions if necessary. The task force will provide regular public updates and partner with community organizations to support immigrant residents. The order also reinforces that the Oakland Police Department will not assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in enforcing civil immigration violations, and that OPD will maintain functional independence and will not act at the direction of the
National Guard or federal authorities if troops are deployed to Oakland.
The second Executive Order prohibits use of any Oakland city- owned or city-controlled property as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for federal civil immigration enforcement. City agencies will post clear signage on properties and install physical barriers such as locked gates where appropriate. City employees who become aware of attempted unauthorized use must immediately report to their supervisors and the Mayor's Office.
City of Pinole Ordinance,
Effective After 30
Days
December 16,
2025
Without judicial warrant or court order, no City personnel may permit City owned or City controlled property to be used for staging civil immigration operations, processing, interviewing, or temporarily detaining individuals for civil immigration purposes, surveillance or monitoring activities related to civil immigration enforcement, or as operations bases, coordination points, or logistical hubs for civil immigration enforcement actions.
City Manager, in consultation with City Attorney, shall develop administrative procedures to implement the chapter. City departments shall receive training as appropriate.
Summary of Recent Policy Actions by Local Jurisdictions in the Region 2 Local
Jurisdiction
Policy Action Date Key Policy Sections
City of San José Resolution,
Effective
Immediately
January 13, 2026 No City-owned or City-controlled parking lot, garage, or open space shall be used as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for civil immigration enforcement.
The Administration shall identify City-owned or City-controlled parking lots, garages, or open spaces that are likely to be used as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement.
City property shall have clear signage stating: This property is owned or controlled by the City of San José. It may only be used for City purposes, and may not be used for civil immigration enforcement Staging Areas, Processing Locations, or Operations Bases.
The Administration shall ensure that, wherever appropriate, physical barriers such as locked gates are used to limit access to City-owned or City-controlled parking lots, garages, or open space consistent with this policy.
County of
Alameda
Resolution,
Effective
Immediately
January 27, 2026 No County-owned or County-controlled properties, including parking lots, vacant lots, buildings, or garages, shall be used for staging areas, processing locations, operations base, or any other activity for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement.
The County Administrator or designee shall further ensure that, wherever appropriate, physical barriers such as locked gates are used to limit access to County-owned or County-controlled properties, including parking lots, vacant lots, garages, or nonpublic areas of buildings consistent with this order.
County agencies and departments shall ensure that all such properties have clear signage stating: This property is owned or controlled by the County of Alameda. It may not be used for any Summary of Recent Policy Actions by Local Jurisdictions in the Region 3 Local
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Policy Action Date Key Policy Sections
civil immigration enforcement activity, including: Staging Area Processing Location or Operations Base.
The County calls on federal immigration enforcement officers performing official business in the County to identify themselves as federal immigration enforcement officers and to make clear that they are not officers, agents, or employees of the County, and to comply with all State and Federal legal protections afforded to County residents.
County employee who becomes aware of the attempted or actual use of a County-owned or County-controlled property, including parking lot, vacant lot, building or garage as a staging area, processing location, operations base, or any other activity for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement shall immediately report to their supervisor who will communicate with the County Administrator’s office.
County of San
Mateo
Ordinance,
Effective 30 days
after passage
November 18,
2025
County personnel are prohibited from using County resources, property, personnel, time, labor, or funds to: (1) assist or cooperate with requests by the U.S. ICE or other immigration authorities; (2) hold or detain or transfer persons in sheriff custody, unless pursuant to a judicial warrant, or otherwise required by federal or state statute, regulation, or court decision; or (3) provide access to or use of non-public County property, including but not limited to, County jails, stations, courthouse holding cells, conference rooms, and databases to Immigration Authorities, unless pursuant to a judicial warrant, or otherwise required by federal or state statute, regulation, or court decision.
However, County personnel may use County resources, property, personnel, time, labor, or funds to assist or cooperate with Immigration Authorities solely for the purpose of providing assistance with the investigation or enforcement activities of any Summary of Recent Policy Actions by Local Jurisdictions in the Region 4 Local
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Policy Action Date Key Policy Sections
local, state, or federal law enforcement agency relating to suspected violations of any federal or state criminal statute, regulation, or court decision, provided, however, that such activities do not involve immigration enforcement.
Sheriff to develop/post policies requiring clear identification of staff and prohibiting the use of facial coverings by law enforcement with narrow exceptions.
Sheriff and Chief Probation Officer report quarterly to the Board re: (1) Interactions with federal immigration enforcement, including any detention requests; (2) Reports to be posted on their websites; (3) Departments to report interactions with federal immigration enforcement to CEO within 24 hours of the interaction and the CEO to report to the Board on a quarterly basis; and (4) County Parks to report sightings of federal immigration authorities in County parks to the CEO within 24 hours of sighting.
County of Santa
Clara
Ordinance,
Effective
immediately
December 9, 2025 No County-owned or County-controlled parking lot, vacant lot, or parking garage shall be used for any purpose not expressly authorized by the County, including, for example, as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for federal civil immigration enforcement activities.
No County personnel shall give consent for federal officials to use a County-owned or County-controlled parking lot, vacant lot, or parking garage as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for federal civil immigration enforcement activities, and no such purported consent by County
personnel shall be deemed consent by the County for any such use.
Summary of Recent Policy Actions by Local Jurisdictions in the Region 5 Local
Jurisdiction
Policy Action Date Key Policy Sections
No County personnel shall give consent for federal officials to access or use non-public areas of County facilities for purposes of civil immigration enforcement without a valid arrest warrant signed by a federal or state judicial officer, or other signed writ or order from a federal or state judicial officer authorizing such access, and no such purported consent by County personnel shall be deemed consent by the County for any such access or use.
The County Executive, in consultation with the Office of the County Counsel, shall ensure that all County-owned and/or County-controlled parking lots, vacant lots, and parking garages, and non-public areas of County-owned and/or County-
controlled facilities, have clear signage designating that the property is owned and/or controlled by the County and cannot be used for any purpose not expressly authorized by the County.
The County calls on ICE agents to identify themselves as federal immigration officers, to make clear that they are not County personnel, and to comply with legal mandates to refrain from racial profiling and to respect the due process rights of county residents, including but not limited to providing all required warnings concerning an individual's right to remain silent, the right not to sign documents they do not understand, and the right to speak with a lawyer.