los angeles , Post-election fear in Los Angeles of exile walking on high ground between estimated There are 1.3 million documented and undocumented immigrants living in the city.
A workshop run by the L.A.-based immigrant advocacy group Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA, is teaching clients about their rights when confronted by federal authorities.
“I expect Donald Trump is going to double down on the cruelty in his second term as president,” Angelica Salas, the group's executive director, told CBS News.
Newly elected President Donald Trump's plan To exile someone The issue of millions of undocumented immigrants was one of the focal points of his presidential campaign, with Trump often claiming it would be the largest such effort in American history.
Since securing a second term, They've tapped Tom Homan. A so-called “border czar” is appointed to lead this process. Homan served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Trump's first term. trump has also indicated He may attempt to deploy troops to aid in the deportation.
Los Angeles City Council earlier this month Voted 13-0 for approval An ordinance declaring itself a sanctuary city in defiance of Trump Plan,
LA City Council member Eunice Hernandez sponsored the measure.
“We cannot use any city resources to enforce federal immigration law,” Hernandez said. “We cannot use any of our employees to enforce federal immigration law or their time. So that means we are not going to do the bidding or work of federal immigration departments and agencies to separate families “
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LA's action is similar to that of California, which has been a sanctuary state since 2018. Nationwide, there are more than 600 sanctuary jurisdictions, according to Center for Immigration Studies.
However, the incoming administration appears fearless.
“I'm sending a message to people who say they're going to get in our way,” Homan said this week. “They're stopping us from doing what we're supposed to be doing – an internal enforcement operation. I've said it 100 times in the last week: Don't cross that line… don't test us.”
Hernandez says LA officials are taking Trump's announcements seriously.
“We would be foolish to underestimate him, not to believe his rhetoric,” Hernandez said. “And that's why we're trying to prepare rather than panic.”
Washington Post informed Trump this week is considering punishing sanctuary cities by withholding federal funding from states and municipalities that do not cooperate with the deportation plan.
“We also often think it's just targeting the undocumented, but in most families, it's a mixed-status family,” Hernandez said. “So the hurt is not just on the person who is undocumented, but on their entire family.”
