The following is a press release from Lindsey Horvath. Image is the County Building in DTLA.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath and Chair Hilda L. Solis initiating the development of an ordinance to establish ICE-Free Zones across County-owned and County-controlled properties. The Board action directs County Counsel to draft and return an ordinance for Board consideration within 30 days.
As federal civil immigration enforcement increasingly occurs in public spaces nationwide, the approved motion begins the formal legislative process to ensure County property is used solely for its intended public purposes and is not used as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for unauthorized civil immigration enforcement. Coming on the heels of the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Keith Porter Jr., the motion responds to a national climate in which civil immigration enforcement has turned deadly and fear has spread into public spaces meant to serve the community.
“Los Angeles County will not allow our public property to be used by ICE to cause harm and to frighten people away from receiving services and support,” said Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath. “Across this country, civil immigration enforcement has too often turned deadly, and that fear follows people into parks, clinics, and public buildings. When residents are scared to seek care or show up in public spaces, something is deeply wrong. We may not control federal enforcement everywhere, but we do control our own property. That is why we are taking action to ensure our public spaces remain safe, accessible, and free from fear.”
The motion follows a federal immigration enforcement action conducted in October 2025 at Deane Dana Friendship Park and Nature Center, a Los Angeles County park in San Pedro, which disrupted public access and interfered with County operations.
“Our communities continue to navigate uncertainty, danger, and trauma as the Trump administration’s immigration raids target Angeleno families,” said Hilda L. Solis, Los Angeles County Board Chair and First District Supervisor. “As actions escalate across the country, here in Los Angeles County, we remain committed to exploring every option available to safeguard our communities. Fear, danger, and recklessness have no place here.”
If adopted by the Board, the proposed ordinance would prohibit County-owned and County-controlled property from being used for unauthorized civil law enforcement activities, require clear signage on County properties, establish a permit process for civil enforcement operations, and preserve lawful criminal law enforcement and the execution of valid judicial warrants.
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