HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3706STATE OF CALIFORNIA) RESOLUTION NO: 3706
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN
SUPPORTING COMPLIANCE
: CALIFORNIA,
WHEREAS,WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND
OPPOSING THE CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT AS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
the United States is a nation of laws;
WHEREAS, the members of the City of San Jacinto City Council have taken an
oath to support and defend the Constitutioni tConstitution
Statethe i ; and
WHEREAS, the Federalt has broad constitutionaljurisdiction r
immigration law; and
WHEREAS, the State of California enacted SB54, called the California Values
t, effective; and
WHEREAS, the Californiain directwith Federal laws
and the Constitution of thi ; and
WHEREAS, Federal Law providesthat no government entity may prohibitr
restrict its officials, or receiving United States immigration
authorities information regarding the citizenshipimmigration status of any individual;
WHEREAS,and
in additionthe foregoing
_ legal restrictions, UniStates
immigration author'i iiassistance
governmentsagencies; and
WHEREAS,t l` impacts Federal immigration law and
enforcementin severalr , including: ( precluding i ifrom
voluntarily providingi information release
or I criminal custody of criminal aliens who may be subject to removal
subject to detention bthe United;( precluding local officials
voluntarily pri to the Unitedinformation relevant to the alien's
immigration status; and (prohibiting t local officialsr ialiens
Unitesthe tes when they are scheduled to be released r t or local
WHEREAS,and
the Unitedis suingt li r i in the
Unitediti for the Eastern District of California.18-cv-00490)
claimingthe Californiais unconstitutional, in wholer in part, and
seekinginjunction iCalifornia; and
WHEREAS, the _ City of San Jacintois a political subdivision of the State of
California, as such, generally may not disregardrequirements tt i
the absence of a court order that the law is invalid; and
potentiallyWHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto should not be forced to decide whether to
i # l law or State law; and
WHEREAS, the i i, who provideslaw enforcementis
the City of San Jacinto, receives, and prosecutesl those in criminalarrested
within the CityJacinto; and
WHEREAS, the E respects the authority the United Sates
government to regulateimmigration the efforts by the Unitedt t
overturnli ia Values Act as unconstitutional.
NOW, THEREFORE,
OF SAN JACINTO, as BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
SECTION : In allr recitals r, herebyincorporated
rfr
SECTION 2: The City Councilthe Cityicompliance
with the UnitedConstitution lif Ia Values Act as
unconstitutional.
SECTION : The Cityit of San Jacintoideals federalism
reflected in the respectiveCalifornia i i i
adopting resolutions and passi r i in oppositionCalifornia t.
SECTION 4: The support of this i it described hereinconstitutes
support for the UnitedStates t of Justice'sit in federal court againstthe
StatefCalifornia in invalidating several Cali rilaws, including California l
t.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of San Jacinto
regular meeting heldthe 1# day of May 2018 by the followingvote.
Ayes: Kotyuk, Ledezma, Utz, Ruiz
Nays: None
Miller
Abstain: None
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
Crystal uiz,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
All
An el I ity (Clerk
f
Midhael J. r® City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
I, Angela Walton, Cityl f the CityJacinto, hereby _ certify
foregoing Ii s passed,approved, # # the Regular
Meetingcinto City CouncilI 1$t day of May 2018.
Ayes: Kotyuk, Ledezma,® Ruiz
Nays: None
Absent: Miller
Abstain: None
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 1 sk day of May 2018.
4, i Clerk
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