The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath and Chair Hilda L. Solis initiating development of an ordinance to establish ICE-Free Zones across County-owned and County-controlled properties.
The board action directs County Counsel to draft and return an ordinance for board consideration within 30 days.
The motion responds to increasing federal civil immigration enforcement in public spaces nationwide. It aims to ensure county property is used solely for its intended public purposes and not as staging areas, processing locations or operations bases for unauthorized civil immigration enforcement. The motion follows the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Keith Porter Jr.
"Los Angeles County will not allow our public property to be used by ICE to cause harm and to frighten people away from receiving services and support," Horvath said. "When residents are scared to seek care or show up in public spaces, something is deeply wrong."
The motion follows a federal immigration enforcement action in October 2025 at Deane Dana Friendship Park and Nature Center in San Pedro, which disrupted public access and interfered with county operations.
"Our communities continue to navigate uncertainty, danger, and trauma as the Trump administration's immigration raids target Angeleno families," Solis said. "As actions escalate across the country, here in Los Angeles County, we remain committed to exploring every option available to safeguard our communities."
If adopted, the proposed ordinance would prohibit county-owned and county-controlled property from being used for unauthorized civil law enforcement activities, require clear signage on county properties, establish a permit process for civil enforcement operations and preserve lawful criminal law enforcement and execution of valid judicial warrants.
Edited by SMDP Staff