San Jose votes Tuesday on keeping its detention-center pause to 2028 as Palo Alto passes its own
Palo Alto's council voted unanimously Oct. 26 for a one-year pause on new private immigration detention sites.
The San Jose City Council votes Tuesday, Nov. 3, on extending its pause on new or larger detention facilities, such as jails or immigration holding centers, through Jan. 13, 2028, according to a city staff memo. The current 45-day pause ends Nov. 13.
This kind of temporary ban is called a moratorium. While it lasts, the city will not approve permits for such sites, on private or public land, as far as state and federal law allow. The memo says permanent rules could take effect in October 2027 and the pause has no direct cost.
The idea came from a referral that cited a proposed federal facility on Holsclaw Road near Gilroy. A federal court paused construction there Sept. 11, the memo says.
Nearby Palo Alto acted first. Its City Council voted unanimously Oct. 26 for a one-year pause on new private immigration detention sites, according to the meeting video. A final vote is set for Nov. 9, and the rule would take effect Dec. 9.
The paper first reported San Jose's proposal Oct. 27.
Source: San Jose staff memo, Oct. 13; draft ordinance; Nov. 3 council agenda, Item 3.4; Palo Alto City Council video, Oct. 26, Item 9