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Los Angeles officials voted to make the city a "sanctuary city" on Tuesday, which would protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation or prosecution by federal agents.
The decision, which was passed unanimously by the Los Angeles City Council, comes ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office, who has pledged to conduct mass deportations during his second term.
"We know what's coming. They've said what's coming, and we want to tell our students and their families and all of our personnel that you are welcome here," school board President Jackie Goldberg said on Tuesday, per CNN.
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Newsweek reached out by email to the Los Angeles City Council for comment on Thursday afternoon.
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California already passed a sanctuary law in 2017 that limited state and local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration authorities during Trump's first presidency. California Governor Gavin Newsom also indicated he will stand against the second Trump administration if he feels that the constitution or rule of law is under threat.
Because Senate Bill 54 is already in place, Los Angeles formally becoming a sanctuary city could be seen as more of a symbolic change.
"It's a little bit of belt and suspenders, a little bit of an overlap," California Attorney General Rob Bonta told NBCLA on Tuesday about the ordinance.
There is no legal definition of a sanctuary city, but it refers to areas that limit assistance to federal immigration authorities.
There are hundreds of sanctuary jurisdictions of differing sizes across the country across 13 states, with each offering different specific protections. Prominent sanctuary cities include New York City, Washington D.C. and Boston.
Advocates of sanctuary cities argue that the designation creates safer communities as they allow immigrants to engage with local authorities, who often avoid reporting crimes or seeking assistance out of fear of deportation.
Trump has pledged to crack down on illegal immigration and conduct mass deportations once in office. The president-elect said on Monday that he plans to declare a national emergency and use military assets to help conduct the mass deportations.
Trump appointed Tom Homan as border czar to oversee the immigration crackdown. Earlier this month, Homan warned sanctuary cities against obstructing ICE's work.
"I've seen some of these Democratic governors say they're going to stand in the way, they're going to make it hard for us. A suggestion: if you're not going to help us, get the hell out of the way because we're going to do it," Homan said in an interview during Fox & Friends.
"If we can't get assistance from New York City, we may have to double the number of agents we send to New York City. Because we're going to do the job. We're going to do the job without you or with you," Homan said.
During his first term, Trump attempted to withhold funding from sanctuary cities by signing an executive order that cut funding to them, but it was blocked by federal courts. He said on the campaign trail in September that if re-elected he would ask Congress to pass legislation outlawing sanctuary cities.
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