For the record:7:46 a.m. Feb. 6, 2026: An earlier version of this article described Cynthia Gonzalez as a Huntington Park City Council member. She is a council member in Cudahy.
The video clip posted last week on social media by Rogelio Martinez, a mayoral candidate for the city of Long Beach, was short and to the point.
“I need to see 55 gang leaders here this coming Monday, we need to take back our city, enough is enough, ICE needs to get out of Long Beach and this is the only way that I know how to get them out; peacefully, but with strong force, but peacefully.”…