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Committee for Immigrant Rights

Sonoma County for a Fair and Just Treatment of Sonoma County Residents by Law Enforcement

CIRSC(Committee for Immigrant Rights, Sonoma County) brings together churches, synagogues, mosques and civic organizations striving to ensure that every person in our community be treated with respect and dignity necessary to honor our human and civil rights.

ACLU Sues ICE and Sonoma County Sheriff for Unlawful Detentions and Racial Profiling

Federal Lawsuit Asserts Sheriff’s Department Exceeded Authority in Immigration-Related Arrests
SAN FRANCISCO—For the past three years, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department has collaborated with the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its officers to stop and search people who appear to be Latino, interrogate them about their immigration status based on their perceived race, and detain them in the County jail without lawful authority. The Sheriff’s Department and ICE have failed to notify individuals who they have targeted of their rights under the law and the charges against them, among other violations of the constitutional right to due process.
The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) filed a lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on behalf of three individuals who were unlawfully detained, as well as on behalf of the Committee for Immigrants’ Rights of Sonoma County, a local community organization. Read More | Read ACLU's update

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Compre Aqui Primero – el Mes de Mayo

Buy Here First – during the month of May

Estes Negocios Apoyan a la Comunidad Inmigrante

These Businesses Support the Immigrant Community

Boutique Bellos Suenos – Santa Rosa

Calzado Leon – Santa Rosa

Carniceria Juanitas – Santa Rosa

Casa Nuestra Winery – St. Helena

Community Market-Santa Rosa

Copperfield’s Used Books – Sebastopol

Cut for Less – Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa

David’s Shoes – Santa Rosa

Don Pancho’s – Petaluma

El Patio Restaurant – Rohnert Park

Florencia Selena – Santa Rosa

Iniguez Carniceria & Abarrotes – Cotati

Joyeria y Deportes Ramirez – Petaluma

Juanitas Market – Cotati

Juantias Market – Rohnert Park

La Guadalupana – Santa Rosa

La Perla Market – Cotati

La Texanita, Santa Rosa

Las Guitarras Restaurant, Cotati

Lola's, Santa Rosa

Lolita’s Market – Cotati

Mario’s Joyeria – Healdsburg

Martha’s Old Mexico Restaurant – Sebastopol

Mi Pueblito Restaurant – Cotati

Oliver’s Market – Stony Pt, Santa Rosa

Panaderia Costa Chica – Santa Rosa

Pepe’s – Santa Rosa

Restaurante de Mariscos Magy – Santa Rosa

Super Latin Market, Inc. – Santa Rosa

Taqueria Sol Azteca – Cotati

Tonayan Mexican Restaurant – Rohnert Park

Valley West Insurance Services

Velasco’s Restaurant - Petaluma

Western Farms, Santa Rosa

Muchas Gracias al Concilio Central Laboral de Bajia Norte

Big Thanks to the Northbay Central Labor Council

Comite Para los Derechos de los Inmigrantes, Condado de Sonoma

Immigrant Rights Committee, Sonoma County