Mayor Karen Bass Announces Effort to Support and Protect Illegal Immigrants in L.A.

BASS Good morning everyone ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ recalling that tradition You ░░░░░░░░ a young child I ░░░░░░░░ t but I remember ░░░░░░░░ Olivares very well and ░░░░░░░░ that movement and that ░░░░░░░░ continues today and is ░░░░░░░░ by the people who ░░░░░░░░ standing here with me ░░░░░░░░ the organizations that are ░░░░░░░░ and some you will ░░░░░░░░ speak today indecipherable the ░░░░░░░░ American Leadership and Educational ░░░░░░░░ the Asian Pacific Islander ░░░░░░░░ Alliance Community Coalition Inclusive ░░░░░░░░ and SEIU USWW continuing ░░░░░░░░ tradition of solidarity in ░░░░░░░░ city I am here ░░░░░░░░ to sign an executive ░░░░░░░░ and I just want ░░░░░░░░ point out the irony ░░░░░░░░ a minute that there ░░░░░░░░ a need for me ░░░░░░░░ have an executive directive ░░░░░░░░ help our city understand ░░░░░░░░ to protect itself from ░░░░░░░░ federal government Just let ░░░░░░░░ sink in for a ░░░░░░░░ What we have seen ░░░░░░░░ over the last now ░░░░░░░░ on six weeks of ░░░░░░░░ that pop up and ░░░░░░░░ never know exactly when ░░░░░░░░ where they re going ░░░░░░░░ happen We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ in the general region ░░░░░░░░ m sure many people ░░░░░░░░ Camarillo yesterday and what ░░░░░░░░ out there We saw ░░░░░░░░ Park earlier this week ░░░░░░░░ I think now after ░░░░░░░░ assessments it is viewed ░░░░░░░░ just a display of ░░░░░░░░ just to put the ░░░░░░░░ in its place to ░░░░░░░░ we are the federal ░░░░░░░░ we can roll out ░░░░░░░░ whenever we choose So ░░░░░░░░ executive directive that I ░░░░░░░░ be signing in a ░░░░░░░░ minutes is to help ░░░░░░░░ city family to help ░░░░░░░░ city workforce to help ░░░░░░░░ city departments and all ░░░░░░░░ the general managers essentially ░░░░░░░░ preparedness plans that have ░░░░░░░░ protocols and that help ░░░░░░░░ workers know how to ░░░░░░░░ immigration officials should they ░░░░░░░░ a city department How ░░░░░░░░ abide by the law ░░░░░░░░ we understand what our ░░░░░░░░ are as city employees ░░░░░░░░ we can provide protection ░░░░░░░░ immigrants who might be ░░░░░░░░ a city event or ░░░░░░░░ a city property but ░░░░░░░░ stay within the law ░░░░░░░░ we make sure that ░░░░░░░░ that work with city ░░░░░░░░ ensure that they are ░░░░░░░░ on city property So ░░░░░░░░ might have heard that ░░░░░░░░ few days ago there ░░░░░░░░ city contractors who were ░░░░░░░░ and ICE rolled up ░░░░░░░░ them and asked for ░░░░░░░░ and was inappropriate and ░░░░░░░░ even people that contract ░░░░░░░░ the city we want ░░░░░░░░ to understand what their ░░░░░░░░ are We want each ░░░░░░░░ to have an immigration ░░░░░░░░ liaison and we want ░░░░░░░░ department that if they ░░░░░░░░ any federal officials that ░░░░░░░░ contact the city especially ░░░░░░░░ mayor s office right ░░░░░░░░ so that we can ░░░░░░░░ one make account of ░░░░░░░░ but also make sure ░░░░░░░░ all the city departments ░░░░░░░░ city workers are informed ░░░░░░░░ how to deal with ░░░░░░░░ We also want to ░░░░░░░░ information on city services ░░░░░░░░ assistance programs for families ░░░░░░░░ are impacted by federal ░░░░░░░░ actions and we are ░░░░░░░░ a FOIA a Freedom ░░░░░░░░ Information Act request regarding ░░░░░░░░ dates and locations of ░░░░░░░░ enforcement activities in Los ░░░░░░░░ I think you ve ░░░░░░░░ me repeat every time ░░░░░░░░ speak before you that ░░░░░░░░ people are taken from ░░░░░░░░ city we do not ░░░░░░░░ know where they are ░░░░░░░░ They are not provided ░░░░░░░░ access to families or ░░░░░░░░ legal counsel and that ░░░░░░░░ family members that are ░░░░░░░░ behind don t know ░░░░░░░░ their family members are ░░░░░░░░ the city in the ░░░░░░░░ or even in the ░░░░░░░░ And we also know ░░░░░░░░ when these raids have ░░░░░░░░ happening it s not ░░░░░░░░ people who are undocumented ░░░░░░░░ people who are in ░░░░░░░░ country legally people who ░░░░░░░░ showing up for their ░░░░░░░░ immigration visit or even ░░░░░░░░ U S citizens who ░░░░░░░░ been detained So once ░░░░░░░░ I just just want ░░░░░░░░ repeat the irony that ░░░░░░░░ am going to sign ░░░░░░░░ executive directive to help ░░░░░░░░ city family understand how ░░░░░░░░ protect the workforce in ░░░░░░░░ s from our federal ░░░░░░░░