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Rules Committee forwards slate for Immigrant Rights Commission; committee emphasizes youth and trans representation
Summary
The Rules Committee considered multiple applicants for five seats on the Immigrant Rights Commission (terms ending June 6, 2021), heard endorsements and staff recommendations, and forwarded incumbents and selected nominees — including Jessie Ruiz Navarro — to the full Board without objection.
The Rules Committee on April 8 considered Item 2, a hearing to appoint five members to the Immigrant Rights Commission for terms ending June 6, 2021. Adrienne Pahn, director of the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs, told the committee the work of the commission is urgent amid what she called "daily attacks on our immigrant population and our vulnerable communities" and urged reappointment of incumbent commissioners while filling identified gaps, including youth representation and a lack of a trans-community member.
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