By Yusra Farzan
Originally published March 26, 2025
As the Trump administration pushes for ramped up immigration enforcement, the Los Angeles City Council is moving to shore up its sanctuary city status by exploring citywide education efforts to inform people of their rights.
On Wednesday, the council voted to look into a citywide “know your rights” campaign and have businesses report ICE raids to the city. The campaign, to be disseminated through city facilities, schools, community colleges, adult education centers and other venues, would help educate the public of their Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful searches and L.A.’s sanctuary city measures.
Officials will also look at how the city can inform workers of their immigration rights ahead of federal raids and fold that information into employee training programs. They’ll also look into requiring all vendors in L.A. to provide that information to their employees.
Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, who co-wrote the motions, told LAist the measures send a clear message to the federal government that L.A. “is for everyone.”
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