Immigrant advocates and some supervisors gathered at city hall Tuesday to rally against a proposal to amend San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy.
That proposal would strip sanctuary protections from immigrants who are convicted of dealing fentanyl. It’s a controversial idea in a city that was among the first in the country to adopt sanctuary policies.
Many speakers at the city hall rally have an impassioned defense of the sanctuary city policies.
“Do not! Do not mess with our sanctuary city ordinance, right? We must protect it,” said Olga Miranda, labor organizer.
“You cannot violate sanctuary city policy for any reason. It goes against the morals of our fabric here