The Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday to prohibit the use of city resources and personnel for federal immigration enforcement in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to initiate mass deportations of illegal immigrants.
The ordinance was passed unanimously with a 13-0 vote on Nov. 19 and will now move to Mayor Karen Bass for signature. Bass had called for swift action to protect illegal immigrants ahead of the council meeting.
“This moment demands urgency. Immigrant protections make our communities stronger and our city better,” the mayor said in a Nov. 12. statement.
The city council’s vote came just a day after Trump confirmed reports that he would declare a nationwide emergency and use military assets to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants….