Lindsey Horvath speaks during a news conference in Hollywood, Calif., Sept. 22, 2025. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Her office said the proposal was prompted by a federal immigration enforcement operation carried out in October 2025 at Deane Dana Friendship Park and Nature Center in San Pedro, which temporarily disrupted public access and county operations.
If approved, the ordinance would bar the use of county-owned and county-controlled property from being used as staging areas, processing locations or operations bases for unauthorized civil immigration enforcement.
Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the El Centro Sector and commander of Operation At Large CA, marches with federal agents toward the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles Aug. 14, 2025. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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It would also require signage on county properties, establish a permit process for civil immigration enforcement activities and specify that criminal law enforcement and valid judicial warrants would still be permitted.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, in response to Horvath touting her motion passing, said on X, "Local jurisdictions cannot target and exclude federal agents from public spaces. Your county counsel should have explained that to you. We will use any public spaces necessary to enforce federal law.
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"Anyone who attempts to impede our agents will be arrested and charged, including county employees. We have already charged more than 100 individuals for similar conduct," Essayli wrote. "Instead of making these meaningless motions, you should cooperate with federal law enforcement to help us target and remove criminal illegal immigrants."
Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
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