SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors Tuesday approved a resolution to prepare for a possible surge in children left without guardians due to stepped-up immigration enforcement.
The board voted 4–1 for a resolution spearheaded by Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento and Orange County Board Chairman Doug Chaffee. Supervisor Janet Nguyen cast the lone no vote.
Sarmiento said the impetus for the resolution stemmed from inquiries from local school officials about what was being done to plan for a potential increase in the number of children left abandoned.
The resolution “makes it clear we stand with” the children who will need services and guardians if their parents are deported, Sarmiento said….