The money would support immigration attorneys, accompaniment for people attending Immigration and Customs Enforcement appointments, and the city’s rapid-response hotline. The proposal includes $125,000 for the Bay Area Habeas Network, whose lawyers have helped secure the release of detained immigrants through habeas corpus petitions.

Hillary Ronen, a former supervisor and executive director of La Raza Centro Legal, which co-founded the network, said organizations could start planning to hire staff, although it may take months for the funds to be distributed. She called the proposal “an unprecedented win.”

Fielder said the plan had the backing of Mayor Daniel Lurie and all members of the Board of Supervisors. Board President Rafael Mandelman waived the usual 30-day waiting period, clearing the way for a vote as early as Nov. 4. The funding has not yet been approved.

The announcement came a day after video circulated showing ICE agents detaining a man in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood. ICE also detained several people in Alameda County, including one person taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland, which confirmed the person was still receiving care on Tuesday. Public defenders also reported seeing two ICE agents in the lobby of the San Francisco jail that day.

Six immigration arrests were reported across the Bay Area in the week leading up to the rally; four reportedly involved physical force, and two resulted in hospitalizations. Jonathan Abel, director of the Habeas Institute at UC Law San Francisco, said arrests appeared to be shifting toward homes, traffic stops and workplaces, rather than occurring mainly at immigration courts and scheduled check-ins. He said the change may be tied in part to pressure to meet a reported nationwide target of 3,000 arrests a day.

At the rally, Fielder said the city would defend its sanctuary-city policies through concrete action. More legal support could help immigrants and their families respond to detention and navigate legal proceedings as enforcement activity increases.