Supes Vote to Protect Immigrant YouthHadley Robinsonbyline‚ Oct. 21‚ 2009Chants of “Si se pudo” or “Yes we did” echoed across the second floor at City Hall Tuesday afternoon, after a veto-proof eight Supervisors voted to amend a law to support due process for undocumented youth. Since July 2008, law enforcement in San Francisco has been required to report suspected undocumented youth to Immigration and Customs Enforcement upon arrest for felony charges, without going through due process. The new legislation would not report the youth until convicted. Mayor Gavin Newsom opposes the change. |