The Brief
- LA Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive to support immigrant neighborhoods in response to recent controversial raids.
- Immigration operations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties have sparked public outcry, with no arrests reported in LA and clashes in Ventura.
- The number of individuals taken into custody during the Ventura County raid remains unknown.
LOS ANGELES – On Friday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive aimed at supporting the city’s immigrant neighborhoods. This comes in response to recent controversial immigration raids in Southern California, which have sparked outrage.
Details of the executive order
What we know:
Friday morning’s press conference took place at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, which is the birthplace of Los Angeles.
“There is a need for me to have an executive directive to help our city understand how to protect itself from our federal government,” she said. “What we have seen here over the last, now six weeks of raids, that pop up and we never know exactly when and where they’re going to happen.” …