Administrative Code Chapters 12H and 12I prohibit San Francisco employees and resources from helping federal immigration enforcement, restrict ICE detainer compliance, and bar information-sharing absent specific exceptions, codifying the city's longstanding sanctuary status.
San Francisco's City of Refuge ordinance (Admin Code Chapter 12H, originally 1989) and Due Process for All ordinance (Chapter 12I, Ord. 204-13) bar city employees from using city funds, time, or property to assist federal immigration enforcement except where required by state or federal law. The Sheriff's Department may not honor ICE civil detainer requests except for individuals with serious or violent felony convictions and an active judicial warrant. City staff may not ask about immigration status when providing services unless specifically required by program rules. Annual reports document any cooperation. The ordinance survived federal funding-cutoff challenges in court.
City employees who knowingly violate Chapter 12H or 12I face disciplinary action up to termination, and the city Attorney may seek injunctive relief; affected individuals can pursue civil claims.
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