Tag: Sanctuary City

Sep

SF Public Defender’s Office Celebrates Acquittal for Labor Trafficking Survivor

September 24, 2024San Francisco Public DefenderPress Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 24, 2024 CONTACT: SF Public Defender Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org **PRESS RELEASE** SF Public Defender’s Office Celebrates Acquittal for Labor Trafficking Survivor The Public Defender’s Office and Community Leaders Demand that the District Attorney’s Office Stop Colluding With Feds and Provide Support to Labor Trafficking Survivors SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the...

Jan

Public Defender Vows to Defend San Franciscans Detained in Planned ICE Raids

January 17, 2018jpakPress Releases

In response to threats from federal immigration enforcement officials, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi today vowed to defend undocumented San Franciscans detained in any planned raids.

Jan

SF Public Defender Statement on Immigration Budget Proposal

January 11, 2017jpakPress Releases

Supervisors are considering a $1.5 million budget supplemental for immigration-related legal services, which does not include funding deportation defense through the Public Defender’s Office.

Dec

Public Defender Vows to Keep Fighting For Universal Representation

December 15, 2016jpakPress Releases

an Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi today vowed to keep fighting for due process for immigrants in detention after the mayor struck a deal that fell far short of the $5 million plan to provide attorneys to all immigrants facing deportation.