LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County supervisors are considering a proposal that would restrict the use of county-owned property by federal immigration enforcement agencies. The measure would direct county attorneys to draft an ordinance creating so-called “ICE-free zones” on county property, a move that could carry legal and financial consequences for the county.
What we know: — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to consider a motion that would prohibit federal immigration enforcement from using county-owned or county-controlled property as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for civil immigration enforcement.
The proposal, submitted by Supervisor Horvath, instructs county counsel to draft an ordinance and place it on the board’s agenda within 30 days. The ordinance would prevent county property from being used for any unauthorized civil law enforcement actions, including civil immigration enforcement.…