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Council reports two closed‑session amicus votes to support DACA and TPS litigants
Summary
In closed session the council voted to join amicus briefs: one supporting the federal government's defense of DACA in Texas v. United States, and another supporting plaintiffs seeking restoration of Temporary Protected Status in Ramos v. Mayorkas; the city attorney reported both motions passed 5–0 with specified members absent.
During the March 6 meeting’s closed session, the council voted to join as amicus in two federal immigration cases, the city attorney reported in open session.
Assistant City Attorney Jean Jordan read the closed‑session actions into the public record: the council voted 5–0 to join litigation in Texas v. United States (Southern District of Texas, case number 118cv00068) as an amicus supporting the federal government’s defense of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The council also voted 5–0 to join in Ramos v. Mayorkas (Ninth Circuit case number 18‑16981) as an amicus supporting plaintiffs seeking restoration of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain countries. Jordan reported those motions passed 5–0 and listed members who were absent for the votes as read into the record.
The city attorney emphasized that the council’s closed‑session votes were recorded in the meeting’s public readout. No additional details on briefing text or filing timelines were presented in open session.
