Board of Supervisors to hold TRUTH Act forum to review Sheriff’s Office data on ICE access

Sonoma County residents are invited to participate in an online community forum to learn about the access to inmates and the information that the Sheriff’s Office provides to federal immigration authorities. This public meeting is required under a state law that went into effect in 2017.

The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2. The forum, which has been agendized as a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors, can be viewed in English from the Board Agenda Calendar, and in Spanish on Zoom.

To give public comment in English or Spanish, join the meeting using Zoom:

Go to Zoom meeting or dial +1 (669) 900 9128
Enter meeting ID: 971 4159 5163
Enter Password: 919371

As approved by the state Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Jerry Brown in 2016, the TRUTH Act (also known as the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act) requires local governing bodies, in which local law enforcement has provided any Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to an individual, to hold a community forum to receive and consider public comment. Notices of this meeting were published in The Press Democrat on February 1, 8 and 15 in accordance with the law.

Although the Board of Supervisors is legally required to hold this forum, the Board of Supervisors will not take any formal action, as the Board has no authority over policies established by the Sheriff’s Office or ICE.

Residents may view the bilingual board item materials in advance of the meeting.

Contact Information:

Stuart Tiffen
Communications Specialist
publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org 
(707) 565-3040