Los Angeles County officials have declared a “local emergency” in response to the Trump administration enforcing federal immigration law.
Operations in the county by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has “created fear, disrupted neighborhoods, and destabilized families, workers, and businesses across Los Angeles County,” according to a news release from a Los Angeles County supervisor.
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said the declaration “ensures that the full weight of County government is aligned to support our immigrant communities who are being targeted by federal actions.”
“For months, families have lived under threat and workers have been taken from job sites,” she added. “This proclamation is about action and speed — it allows us to move faster, coordinate better, and use every tool available to protect and stabilize our communities. We will continue to stand with our immigrant neighbors — today, and for as long as it takes.”
The proclamation says it allows for “the mobilization of local resources, and the ability to coordinate interagency response, accelerate procurement of vital supplies, and use of combined forces of other political subdivisions…”
An ICE spokesperson told Fox News the “only state of emergency is the one the residents of Los Angeles face after electing officials who give a middle finger to the law.”
The spokesperson continued: “Perhaps the board should ‘supervise’ funds to support law-abiding fire victims who still haven’t recovered, instead of criminal illegal aliens seeking refuge in their sanctuary city. While they publicly fear-monger, I would be shocked if they didn’t agree with ICE removing a child rapist from their neighborhood.”
In June, protests against ICE in the city turned violent, leading President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard and 700 Marines. California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the president in response.
