Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, joined by more than 20 regional mayors and local officials, called for an immediate end to federal immigration raids that have swept through Southern California communities in recent days.
The elected officials delivered the message on June 9 as protests and tension mounted over Pres. Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement actions, including the deployment of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles.
“Mayors across the L.A. region and the country have spoken out unequivocally against these reckless raids and the Trump administration’s chaotic escalation here in Los Angeles,” said Bass. “When you raid Home Depots and workplaces, when you tear parents and children apart, and when you deploy troops to our streets, you’re not trying to keep anyone safe. You’re trying to cause fear and panic. These raids must stop.”
Mayor Peggy Lemons of Paramount echoed Bass’s concerns.
“Community members should not have to fear for their children who may be rounded up while in school, or for their grandparents who are elderly and may be picked up while out for an afternoon walk,” she said. “This shameful destruction of people’s lives who have been here for decades falls squarely on the shoulders of lawmakers whose polarized partisanship is destroying real people.”
Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores called the military deployments an “alarming escalation that undermines the values of our democracy.” He added, “Deploying military forces and conducting militarized ICE raids in immigrant neighborhoods is not about public safety — it is about political theater rooted in fear.”
Mayors from cities including Ventura, Vernon, South Gate, Bell Gardens, and Santa Monica joined the call, emphasizing a shared commitment to protecting immigrant families and rebuilding public trust.
