South Bay leaders this week are considering new laws aiming to prevent immigration agents and other federal authorities from using public facilities like parking garages for their operations.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the San José City Council’s Rules Committee are hearing early versions of local proposals that would make city- and county-owned parking lots, garages and land off-limits for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents working in the city.

“San José will not allow our resources to be weaponized against our very own residents,” City Councilmember Peter Ortiz said Tuesday during a press conference about the new policies.

Ortiz is leading the call for the new policy in the city, which is modeled after the “ICE Free Zone” executive order issued by Chicago

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