AGENCY TESTIMONY
Transition planning for potential changes in federal administration
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Commissioner Castro outlines the city government's efforts in transition planning in response to potential changes in the federal administration. The planning process has been ongoing since the summer of the previous year.
- Significant work has been accomplished in the last two months
- Written guidance has been sent to all agencies about the importance of following sanctuary laws
- The planning aims to prepare the city for potential changes in immigration enforcement
Manuel Castro
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Our team and myself will be listening to your testimony and to your feedback today, and will stand ready to work with you to respond to my to whatever might come next.
0:27:56
So to speak, a little bit about the work that we we have been engaged in in city government.
0:28:05
And to summarize for the purposes of time, since the summer of last year, we have engaged along with our colleagues across city government in transition planning in response to the potential changes in the federal administration.
0:28:22
During this time, in particular, the last 2 months, we have accomplished, I think, significant and important work in preparing for what may come next, including sending written guidance to all of our agencies about the importance of following our sanctuary laws.