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Board endorses state lawsuit and mobilizes county services after weekend immigration raids
Summary
Following widespread federal immigration enforcement and deployment of the National Guard in the region, the Board of Supervisors approved a motion to coordinate rapid response supports for impacted residents, join the state's lawsuit as an amicus, and develop resource lists and activation plans for county services.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to back the state of California’s lawsuit challenging the federal deployment of the National Guard and to direct county offices to mobilize services for residents affected by immigration enforcement actions.
Supervisor Hilda Solis introduced the motion after a series of immigration enforcement operations in Westlake, Cypress Park, Downtown Los Angeles, the Fashion District and other locations over the preceding days. The motion directed the county Office of Immigrant Affairs (in the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs) to assess gaps in the county's rapid response network and propose recommendations within 15 days, to coordinate with county departments including Mental Health, Public Social Services and Economic Opportunity to deliver mental‑health, benefits and workforce resources, and to publish multilingual resource lists both online and at county facilities.
The motion also directed County Counsel to evaluate county properties that might be at risk of being commandeered for federal enforcement activity, to work with counsel on recommendations to protect such properties and to join or file an amicus brief in support of the State of California’s lawsuit against the federal government. Supervisor Solis framed the measure as a necessary response to what she and others called an unprecedented escalation that included deployment of the National Guard without state consent.
"It's in moments like this that really define who LA County leaders are," Solis said. Supervisor Janice Hahn called the raids "absolutely terrifying" and criticized the federal operations as having provoked protests and risked public safety; several supervisors and public commenters described tear gas, rubber bullets and sightings of federal personnel near schools and Home Depot parking lots.
The board approved the motion on a 4–0 vote (one abstention recorded in roll call procedure but the motion was entered as carried), and supervisors said they would follow up with closed‑session briefings from law enforcement where appropriate. The motion asked for a 15‑day report back on rapid‑response gaps and a plan for county activation of services to affected residents.
