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Los Angeles Unveils Cash Cards and Sanctuary Order as ICE Raids Intensify

Mayor Karen Bass mandated sanctuary training for city employees to ensure immigrant families are shielded from federal enforcement

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A young boy waits to reunite with his mother after an immigration enforcement operation  in Camarillo.
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Overview

  • Mayor Bass announced cash-card assistance funded by philanthropic partners to deliver several hundred dollars per household within a week to families affected by ongoing ICE operations.
  • Her executive order directs all city departments to bolster sanctuary protocols and complete specialized training within two weeks to bar local resources from aiding immigration enforcement.
  • A new working group comprising the LAPD, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and immigrant-rights organizations will develop guidance for officers responding to federal raids.
  • The city filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking detailed records of every ICE raid since June 6, including dates, locations, detainee identities and enforcement justifications.
  • Federal authorities recently rescued 10 migrant minors, eight of them unaccompanied, at a Camarillo marijuana farm amid the administration’s ramped-up deportation efforts.