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Residents, Faith Groups Urge Daly City to Widely Share Rapid-Response Hotline Amid Rising ICE Activity
Summary
More than a dozen residents and Faith in Action Bay Area leaders urged Daly City to publicize a county rapid-response hotline and distribute rights cards after several recent detentions, saying the line provides accompaniment and verification services and has trained hundreds of volunteers.
A long line of public commenters on Nov. 10 urged Daly City leaders to do more to publicize a county rapid-response hotline that organizers say helps immigrant residents facing immigration enforcement. Faith in Action Bay Area leaders and residents described fear in neighborhoods after recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests and asked the council to amplify information about the hotline and related "red/orange" rights cards.
"My family and I live in constant fear because we don't feel safe," said Irene Arias, a Faith in Action leader who described outreach in Westlake and Jefferson High School neighborhoods. Fernanda, another organizer, said the hotline "allows us to feel more secure" and provides information and support when ICE appears.
Speakers recounted recent verifications and accompaniment work: Lorena Algarjo, director of Faith in Action Bay Area, told the council the hotline has operated for about 10 years, that volunteers have trained "more than 1,000" verifiers, and that the network accompanied "525 families to court" during recent months. "The bad news is that Daly City is actually the city where the most detentions have happened in San Mateo this year," Algarjo said.
Commenters asked the city to use official channels — the city website, social media and library branches — to promote the hotline and make translated materials available. Abby Taylor, a trained dispatcher and accompaniment volunteer, told the council the hotline is accessible in multiple languages and asked councilmembers to consult the volunteers about effective outreach strategies.
Councilmember Manalo later noted that the city's website includes a statement of values and links to county resources, including the rapid-response hotline number referenced by speakers. Mayor Roderick Doss Magdua and other councilmembers expressed appreciation for the volunteers and asked staff to follow up.
What happens next: Councilmembers thanked speakers and said staff would follow up; the meeting record and the city's website now include links to the county hotline, according to council remarks. The council did not take additional formal action on a specific outreach resolution during the meeting.
