The board went behind closed doors after meeting in open session this morning to discuss San Diego County’s options for weighing in on the suit. Among the laws targeted by the legal action is SB 54, which limits cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
Chairwoman Kristin Gaspar announced the board’s decision at around 1:30 p.m. They voted 3-1 to direct the county attorney to file an amicus brief supporting the federal government’s lawsuit challenging California’s so-called sanctuary state law. The deadline to file such a brief has passed, so Chairwoman Kristin Gaspar says the earliest opportunity the county can file a brief is if and when a ruling is appealed to a higher court. Supervisor Greg Cox was the lone dissenting vote. Supervisor Ron Roberts was absent from the meeting, but he had previously said he was opposed to joining the Trump administration’s lawsuit.
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“The California Values Act (SB 54) does indeed exemplify the values of California,” the Rev. Beth Johnson of Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship told the supervisors. “It makes our communities safer by allowing law enforcement to do their jobs by making community members feel safe to report crimes.”
