Mayor Bass Issues Statement on Federal Judge Siding with Los Angeles to Severely Limit Warrantless Arrests by Federal Immigration Agents

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LOS ANGELES - Mayor Karen Bass today issued the following statement in response to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong limiting when federal immigration agents can make warrantless arrests in Southern California:

"Los Angeles has been tested by this administration time and time again, and we have stood strong. A federal judge has once again sided with Los Angeles and taken action to severely limit when federal immigration agents can make warrantless arrests in Southern California.

"For more than a year, families across our city have lived with the fear that a trip to work, a walk down the street, or a goodbye in the morning could end with a loved one being taken away.

"Today's ruling is an important protection against the warrantless arrests that have racially targeted Angelenos and terrorized communities. I want to thank the Los Angeles Worker Center Network, the United Farm Workers, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, and the brave Angelenos who originally filed this lawsuit, which the City of Los Angeles joined, leading a coalition of more than 20 local governments across Southern California.

"The Constitution applies in Los Angeles, just as it does everywhere in America. We will always stand with our immigrant communities and defend their rights."