Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board of Directors member Janice Hahn sent a letter Tuesday to the transit agency’s CEO Stephanie Wiggins, urging her to reinstate a driver who was fired last month for speaking to LA Public Press. In the letter, Hanh wrote that Sean Broadbent showed “concern for the riders he serves.”
In July, Broadbent and fellow driver, Jaime C. told LA Public Press that they and other operators had agreed to defend Metro riders against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by refusing service to agents who attempt to board their buses. The drivers said they’d also divert buses to different routes to avoid agents and share know-your-rights information with riders.
The informal agreement among bus operators emerged as U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents initiated a militarized, often violent immigration enforcement campaign across LA and neighboring counties…