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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, AT 6:30 PM PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1406 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Commission on Immigrant Affairs may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Nekaybaw Watson, 512-974-2562, nekaybaw.watson@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS : Miriam Dorantes, Chair Adrian De La Rosa Aditi Joshi Diane Kanawati Melissa Ortega Yohana Saucedo AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Alondra Johnson, Vice-Chair Azeem Edwin Jeanne “Canan” Kaba Wilson Ramirez Meghna Roy Caroline Solis The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission on Immigrant Affairs regular meeting on August 3rd, 2026. STAFF BRIEFING 2. Staff briefing from Austin Equity and Inclusion regarding the goals and priorities of the Immigrant Affairs Manager. Briefing by Shafina Khaki, Human Rights Officer, Austin Equity and Inclusion and Houmma Garba, Immigration Affairs Manager, Austin Equity and Inclusion. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Create a list of questions and discussion items for City of Austin Departments for future presentations. 4. Discussion of the strategic impact of the commission and ideas for organizations to invite, recommendations to consider, and future discussions to have. 5. Discussion on emergency relief funding and resources due to detentions resulting in family separation. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 6. Update from the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) representative regarding August meeting of the JIC. 7. Update from Quality-of-Life Study Working group regarding recent meetings and study progress. (Current Members: Vice Chair Johnson, Commissioners: Edwin, Kaba, Kanawati, Joshi and Ortega) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Nekaybaw Watson at Austin …