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FBI Probes Cudahy Vice Mayor for Urging Gangs to Resist ICE

The Department of Homeland Security condemned the post as incitement following a reported 500 percent increase in assaults on ICE agents

Cynthia Gonzalez
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving an employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Cudahy City Hall, as seen on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Overview

  • Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez posted and then deleted a video calling on 18th Street and Florencia 13 gang members to defend Cudahy neighborhoods from federal immigration raids.
  • FBI agents visited Gonzalez’s home and opened an active federal investigation into whether her remarks constituted incitement to violence.
  • The Department of Homeland Security branded the video “despicable” and linked it to a sharp rise in attacks on ICE personnel.
  • The Los Angeles Police Protective League demanded Gonzalez’s resignation, warning that her comments could put law enforcement officers at greater risk.
  • Gonzalez’s attorney insisted she intended to spur peaceful community organizing, and the City of Cudahy has disavowed her personal views.