Alameda County Together for All Ad Hoc Committee

Alameda County Together (ACT) for All is an Ad Hoc Committee created by the Board of Supervisors to uphold a vision of a welcoming Alameda County that prioritizes inclusion, equity, and opportunity for all residents. Modeled after the 2017 Ad Hoc Committee for Immigrant and Refugee Rights by late Supervisors Wilma Chan and Richard Valle, the ACT for All Committee is a vehicle to coordinate a proactive response to protect, support, and lift up communities that are impacted by federal policies and budgets.

The ACT for All Committee will focus on the following outcomes to guide its work:

Effective coordination and information sharing amongst county, community, and government agencies;
Protection of access to critical health programs and social services;
Establishment of a fund, similar to the one in 2017, with county, city, state, and philanthropic resources to support deportation defense for individuals in need; and
Establishment of a fund to protect county initiatives and programs, similar to the one advanced by Supervisor Wilma Chan in 2017.

The ACT for All Ad Hoc Committee will meet regularly to advance this work with Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas as Chair and Supervisor Elisa Márquez as Vice Chair. Action items from the Ad Hoc Committee will be heard by standing Board Committees and/or the full Board of Supervisors. Informational meetings in each district will be held with community-based organizations, partner agencies, county departments, and elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels (dates, times, and locations to be determined).

We will keep this page updated with news about ACT for All; you can also sign up for Supervisor Fortunato Bas’ email newsletter here and follow her on social media on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky.

Countywide Response Plan and ICE-Free Zones

At the January 27, 2026 Board meeting, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed my office’s two immigration proposals for a countywide Response Plan and ICE-Free Zones (Item 51).

Every resident should be able to access health care, courts, schools, and public services without fear. ICE should not be above the law, disrupting our daily activities and endangering our communities. Coordinated response plans and ICE-Free Zones are essential tools in building community safety and power during this time.

Countywide Immigration Enforcement Response Plan: Directing the County Administrator to create a coordinated plan that details rapid-response protocols among County agencies, community partners, and government entities to protect individual rights, ensure access to services, and promote public safety. This plan includes staff training, public communication strategies, and measures to safeguard access to County services, courts, hospitals, and healthcare facilities.
County Policy Establishing “ICE-Free Zones”: Prohibiting the use of County-owned or County-controlled properties, including parking lots, vacant lots, garages, or nonpublic areas of buildings for staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement. The policy requires clear signage, physical barriers where appropriate, and consistent procedures for implementation and enforcement.

Board letter
ICE-Free Zones resolution
Sup. Fortunato Bas presentation
Santa Clara County Immigration Enforcement Response Workplan

$3.5 million for immigrant and refugee justice!

At the March 11, 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board approved the final $2.2 million of a $3.5 million commitment to fund critical services to protect Alameda County immigrant and refugee communities. The funding will bolster county efforts in deportation defense, immigrant rights education, and community mutual aid, and preparedness. This critical funding will enable our community organizations to continue their mission of protecting immigrant and refugee communities from unjust deportation, ensuring that their rights are upheld, and empowering them through education and advocacy.

This $2.2 million allocation consists of:

$700,000 for Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership for a Rapid Response Hotline, Know Your Rights Trainings, pre-emptive legal services and community volunteer network response coordination,
$500,000 for Trabajadores Unidos Workers United for coalition building for resourcing and preparing communities with trainings, mutual aid, and neighborhood resources, and
$1,000,000 for California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice for due process legal services in the community.

Two weeks prior, on February 25, the Board approved $1.3 million to increase capacity of the Public Defender’s Immigration Unit which provides crucial deportation defense and legal representation to immigrant clients facing removal from the U.S.

In addition, the Board voted to approve an allocation of $50,000 from our office budget for Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach for Know Your Rights Trainings and pre-emptive legal services.

$4 million boost for immigrant and refugee justice!

On October 14, through the leadership of our ACT for All Committee of Supervisor Fortunato Bas and Supervisor Márquez, our Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $3.57 million in emergency funding to strengthen support for immigrant and refugee families as ICE enforcement increases nationally and civil rights come under threat. This investment expands the County’s rapid response hotline into the weekends, boosts legal defense, and ramps up community education programs.

On October 28, the Board of Supervisors approved a $450,000 allocation to enhance coordination among County agencies and community partners supporting immigrants and refugees, as well as to support the important work toward developing a dedicated ‘Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs’.

This additional funding brings our County’s total commitment to immigrant protection since March to $7.5 million and builds on our ongoing work to ensure all residents live with safety and dignity and continues the County’s effort to create a united, multilingual network to defend and empower immigrant communities, while also laying the groundwork for a future Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to provide long-term infrastructure and coordination across agencies.

Meeting information

Meetings typically occur on the first Thursday of each month at 3:00 PM; please check this page for potential scheduling changes. All meetings are held on the 5th floor of the County Administration Building at 1221 Oak St, Oakland, CA, 94612 and broadcasted virtually. You can watch virtually and find additional meeting information and resources at bos.acgov.org/broadcast.

Next meeting: Thursday, April 30, 3:00 PM

March 5, 2026 meeting
Agenda
Video recording

January 15, 2026 meeting
Agenda
Sup. Fortunato Bas presentation
Video recording

December 4, 2025 meeting
Agenda
Video recording

November 6, 2025 meeting
Agenda
Video recording
Response Plan for Immigration Enforcement Activity in Alameda County
Policy that Restricts the Use of County-Owned and County-Controlled Properties for Immigration Enforcement Activity

October 14, 2025 Board meeting
Board letter
Presentation

September 4, 2025 meeting
Agenda
Presentations
Video recording

August 14, 2025 meeting
Agenda
Presentations
Video recording

June 5, 2025 meeting
Agenda and presentations
Video recording

May 8, 2025 meeting
Agenda
First 5 Presentation
Video recording

April 3, 2025 meeting
Agenda
ACOE Presentation
Video recording

March 6, 2025 meeting
Agenda
Video recording