Marin County’s upcoming TRUTH Act public forum in San Rafael looks like a key moment for North Bay residents. The event will review the limited interactions between local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
It’ll be livestreamed for folks in Marin City, Sausalito, Mill Valley, or Novato who can’t make it in person. The Tuesday session starts at 5 p.m. at the Showcase Theater in San Rafael.
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State law requires this meeting, and the county will disclose ICE-related cooperation by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office for the previous year. Neighborhood voices from San Anselmo and Fairfax are expected to join the conversation as well.
Overview of the TRUTH Act Public Forum in Marin
The TRUTH Act aims for transparency about what limited interactions exist between Marin County law enforcement and ICE. This includes any access to the Marin County Jail and cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The sheriff’s office will report on ICE-related access for January 1 through December 31, 2025. Advocates are already weighing what those numbers mean for families in Tiburon, Larkspur, and Corte Madera.
Expect a session heavy on facts and information, in line with California requirements. The county’s ongoing accountability efforts reach towns from San Rafael to San Geronimo.
What Will be Discussed (Key Points)
The forum will focus on core topics: policy limits, privacy safeguards, and the balance between local policing and federal immigration enforcement.
- Details on limited interactions between Marin County Sheriff’s Office and ICE.
- 2025 ICE-related access at the Marin County Jail, with year-end reporting for 2025.
- Reported ICE referrals from Marin County Sheriff’s Office—23 in 2025, up from 14 in 2024.
- Public petitions and advocacy concerns from the No ICE in Marin Coalition, including calls for ending cooperation with ICE and withdrawing from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP).
- Budget implications, such as Marin County’s removal of SCAAP funding from the proposed 2026–28 budget.
- Comparative practices seen elsewhere, like San Francisco’s jail-booking reforms and protections for detainee identities.
Marin County in the Context of a Bay Area Trend
Marin officials keep saying the Tuesday forum is just informational, with no Board of Supervisors action. Still, the conversation fits into a bigger Bay Area dialogue about immigration enforcement.
Across the region, cities and counties—from San Francisco to Alameda County, Santa Cruz, Los Altos Hills, and Santa Clara County—have made moves like creating ICE-free zones or ending ties with certain data-sharing programs. In Marin, residents in Novato, Sausalito, and along the Point Reyes shorelines are watching how neighbors in Mill Valley and Fairfax respond to calls for more local control over information sharing and policing.
State Law and Local Safeguards
Key state statutes shape this whole discussion. Senate Bill 34 (2016) bars sharing camera database information with nonstate agencies.
Senate Bill 54 (2018) forbids using local or state resources for federal immigration enforcement. These laws guide Marin’s discussion and shape how the sheriff’s office reports and explains its practices to residents in towns like Corte Madera, San Anselmo, and Novato.
What to Expect on Tuesday in Marin
The forum kicks off at the Showcase Theater in San Rafael. Folks in Tiburon or Sausalito can catch the livestream if they’d rather stay home.
This meeting aims to inform, not to set policy—so the Marin County Board of Supervisors won’t be making any decisions here. Advocates from San Rafael, Belvedere, and other Marin spots want to see how the county is interpreting SB 34, SB 54, and its own 2025 ICE-related data.
Residents from the Canal District to the quieter corners of San Anselmo get a shot to hear directly from sheriffs, civic leaders, and community groups. Maybe you’re in Novato’s hills, Larkspur’s downtown, or right along Sausalito’s waterfront—either way, this is your chance to see how Marin plans to juggle safety, privacy, and federal immigration policy in a Bay Area that’s always shifting.
Here is the source article for this story: Large protest expected at Marin County TRUTH Act forum reviewing ICE interactions
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