HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-34 - SB 805 (Perez) No Vigilantes ActRESOLUTION N0. 2025-34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA IN
SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 805 (PEREZ) "NO VIGILANTES ACT"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY FINDS AND
DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, immigrant families are facing increased threats of deportation; and
immigration policy proposals of the current federal administration have caused a sense
of uncertainly and fear among the City of Costa Mesa's community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa is comprised of approximately twenty-five
(25) percent foreign-born residents; and
WHEREAS, strengthening and improving quality of life is a top priority of the
Costa Mesa City Council; and
WHEREAS, community members have expressed fear and doubts as to the
validity and accountability of those purporting to be immigration enforcement agents and
question their conduct as being lawful and transparent; and
WHEREAS, residents have expressed their fears with attending public meetings,
community events, recreational facilities, or sending their children to school; and
WHEREAS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has publicly
condemned impersonations, and,
WHEREAS, the use of face coverings by ICE and lack of consistent, visible
identification creates public confusion and makes it difficult for the public to distinguish
between authorized law enforcement personnel and criminals; and
WHEREAS, these actions undermine public trust in law enforcement, especially
among vulnerable individuals, and pose a threat to public safety; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 805 (Perez) increases transparency and accountability
for law enforcement and federal agents operating in California; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 805 (Perez) is known as the No Vigilantes Act and aims
to expand police impersonation laws by:
* Requiring federal agents, including Ice agents, to visibly display
identification that includes their name or badge number when performing
duties;
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* Strengthening laws against impersonating law enforcement or other
government personnel, particularly when used to defraud others;
* Restricting individuals authorized to apprehend bail fugitives by prohibiting
them from using their position for immigration enforcement; and
* Mandating that a person authorized to apprehend a bail fugitive must keep
a defendant's immigration status confidential.
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa is in full support of legislative efforts to pass
SB 805 and is committed to do everything in its power to effectuate the proposed legal
standards and protection to protect our communities and families.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
HEREBY RESOLVES its support for Senate Bill 805 (Perez), the No Vigilantes Act,
which aims to address the use of face coverings and the absence of identifying
information by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when conducting
enforcement activities.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5'h day of August, 2025.
ATTEST:APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Kimberly t!I Barlow, City Attorney
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I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 2025-34 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 5'h day of August, 2025, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: GAMEROS, MARR, REYNOLDS, CHAVEZ, AND
STEPHENS.
NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE.
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BULEY AND PETTIS.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 6'h day of August, 2025.
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