In a 4-1 vote, Los Angeles County supervisors declared a local state of emergency — not over a natural disaster, but over stepped-up ICE raids. Officials said the declaration would give the nation’s most populous county additional authority to move quickly on rent relief, legal aid for those facing deportation, and even a potential moratorium on evictions tied to immigration crackdowns.
The emergency designation also allows the county to apply for or redirect state funds to support these efforts.
ZeroHedge reports critics aren’t buying it. The lone dissenting supervisor blasted the plan as an overreach that could punish landlords while testing the limits of local authority:
The Tuesday vote allows county supervisors to mobilize resources, and request state and federal financial assistance ‘to respond to the impacts of the raids and expedite contracting to address the crisis’ — which we’re sure will be handled as ‘carefully’ as Palisades fire aid. One can’t help but wonder if the entire point of the declaration is to squander taxpayer funds while delegitimizing the Trump administration’s deportation efforts in the court of public opinion.
“What’s happening in our communities is an emergency — and Los Angeles County is treating it like one,” Horvath said in a press release. “Declaring a Local Emergency ensures that the full weight of County government is aligned to support our immigrant communities who are being targeted by federal actions.”
ICE began raiding parts of Los Angeles in June with the assistance of 700 active-duty marines, prompting widespread demonstrations.
“For months, families have lived under threat and workers have been taken from job sites,” Horvath continued. “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.“
With immigration enforcement firmly in federal hands, legal challenges to Los Angeles County’s emergency declaration appear inevitable. For now, however, the declaration remains in effect until the board decides to lift it.
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The democrat Party. Taking your money and spending it on Illegal Alien Criminals instead of American Citizens. Your Vote Counts. California, how long are you going to support this criminal enterprise that is the Democrat Party?
Hmm – perhaps a cordon sanitaire needs to be created around lala land and let them stew in their own juice. When the innocent citizens say enough is enough and they aren’t gonna take it anymore ‘maybe’ the city fathers will wake up and face reality.
LA law has no power over Ice
Charge the supervisors under ….
US Code 1324
(A) Any person who …
(iii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;
(iv)
encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or …
(B)
(ii)
in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both …
Only in Mexifornia / Calizuela (your choice) !!!