Overview

• At a July 16 Cudahy City Council meeting, Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez apologized for a June TikTok video that she said was personal satire and not intended to promote violence.
• In the video, Gonzalez asked why Los Angeles street gangs had not “help out and organize” against what she termed “the biggest gang there is,” referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
• The Department of Homeland Security branded the post “despicable,” and Gonzalez deleted it from her personal social media account.
• The FBI has opened an investigation into the video and both the LA Police Protective League and the LAPD union are calling for her resignation.
• Cudahy residents are debating the boundaries of political accountability and free speech as immigration enforcement tensions intensify.