Los Angeles passed a sanctuary city ordinance last week despite numerous migrant arrests for violent crimes in the city this year.
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TheLosAngelesCityCouncilvotedunanimouslylastweektobecomea“sanctuarycity,”categoricallywithholdinganymunicipalassistancetofederalimmigrationauthoritiesdespiteabevyofillegalimmigrantsarrestedthereforviolentcrimesandevenviolenceagainstchildrenthisyear.
The13-0votelastTuesdaycomesweeksafterPresident-electDonaldTrump’sballot-boxvictoryandinthesameyearthatdozensofillegalimmigrantswerepickedupbyU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement’s(ICE)EnforcementandRemovalOperations(ERO)officersintheL.A.metroareaformurder,homicideandassaultagainstchildren.
Sofarthisyear,LosAngelesEROhasarrested1,263illegalimmigrantsinthemetroareasofarthisyear, and715ofthemhadcriminalconvictions,accordingtoICEdata.Theagencygathered19,726noncitizensbetween2021and2024, and7,255ofthem,about36%,hadpriorcriminalconvictions.
Thatincludes26illegalimmigrantswithpendingchargesorconvictionsform
