Los Angeles officials moved Tuesday to consolidate the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth, as the city positions itself to strongly oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s agendas on immigration and gender .

The Los Angeles City Council, which represents the second largest city in the United States, voted unanimously to adopt a “sanctuary city” ordinance that prohibits city resources from being used for enforcement immigration laws or to cooperate with federal immigration officials, unless required by state law.

The ordinance is expected to be approved by Mayor Karen Bass.

Also Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District passed a handful of emergency resolutions intended to thwart the new Republican administration, including protections for immigrant families and staff, enforcing “respectful” treatment of members of the LGBTQ community and preparations to resist certain policies in Project 2025the conservative project of the next Republican president.

City officials are racing to implement these measures before Trump takes back the White House in January, as the president has pledged tough border and immigration policies from day one. LGBTQ rights advocates also fear his presidency could lead to broader restrictions on transgender people and a rollback of tariffs. protections for other LGBTQ groups.

“We know what’s coming. They said what was going to happen, and we want to say to our students, their families and all of our staff that you are welcome here,” school board President Jackie Goldberg said Tuesday.

In the days after Trump’s election, Bass and Hydee Attorney Feldstein Soto expedited the issuance of the sanctuary ordinance to the City Council after hearing a flood of concerns from immigration groups.

“Especially in the face of growing threats to immigrant communities here in Los Angeles, I stand with the people of this city,” Bass said in a statement. statement last week. “This moment demands urgency. Protecting immigrants makes our communities stronger and our city better.

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is also relaunching his resistance campaign against Trump, call last week for lawmakers to call a special session to safeguard the state’s progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration.

The city ordinance legally enshrines several city policies already in place to protect migrants, including a decades-old mandate from the Los Angeles Police Department that officers not inquire about a person’s immigration status nor make arrests based on immigration status.

But it also risks exposing the city to conflict with the new Trump administration, which has pledged to carry out large-scale operations. detention and expulsion migrants – particularly those who are undocumented.

Tom Homan, a former Trump-era Immigration and Customs Enforcement director who Trump tapped to become his administration’s “border czar,” said expressed disdain for sanctuary cities.

In an interview with “Fox & Friends” last week, Homan suggested that the Trump administration might try to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities and that federal agents would not be deterred from enforcing migration policies.

“If sanctuary cities don’t want to help us, then get the hell out. Because we are coming,” Homan said.

Council member Curren Price Jr., however, insisted Tuesday that sanctuary status will be essential to maintaining trust between the city and immigrant communities, some of which may refrain from reporting crimes or request emergency assistance for fear of deportation.

“Sanctuary cities are not just a legal framework,” Price said. “They represent a moral commitment to defending human dignity, protecting families and ensuring that everyone, regardless of immigration status, can live without fear. »

Protections for students and school staff

The Los Angeles Unified School Board passed several motions Tuesday to strengthen its position as a sanctuary for district families and staff members who could be threatened by Trump administration policies, including migrant families and LGBTQ students .

The board unanimously approved a motion to reaffirm its sanctuary policy, which prohibits school personnel from voluntarily cooperating with law enforcement on immigration matters or sharing information about the immigration status of students and families with immigration agencies.

Teachers and administrators will receive training on how to respond to federal immigration personnel who request information about students and families or attempt to enter school grounds.

Goldberg, the board chairman, also said the district would “aggressively oppose” any effort to create federal laws requiring school districts to comply with state law enforcement measures. ‘immigration.

In an effort to create a more tolerant environment for LGBTQ students and staff, the district approved another motion to expand its rules on “respectful treatment of all persons” to include gender identity and expression of gender.

The resolution cited the “nationwide proliferation of anti-immigration and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and rhetoric,” which “exacerbates discrimination, invalidates people’s humanity, and stokes fear and anxiety.”

Pledge to resist Project 2025 policies

In its final vote, the school board directly rebuked Project 2025, which called for a complete overhaul of federal education policy and the possible elimination of the Department of Education.

In its motion, the board decided to “protect and defend students, families and staff from the harms anticipated by Project 2025,” although the board has not developed project-specific policies beyond the abolition of the Ministry of Education.

Board member Rocío Rivas called the move “a bold and necessary shield against the looming threats to public education.”

“LAUSD is a beacon of inclusiveness, a safe haven for all, and this resolution fiercely declares that we will not back down from those who seek to undermine the very foundations of our diverse and vibrant community,” Rivas said.

Although Trump has sought to publicly distance himself from Project 2025, a CNN review revealed that at least 140 people who worked in the first Trump administration were involved. He even tapped some of his contributors for his new administration, including his pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr.

Trump too called repeatedly for the elimination of the Ministry of Education in the electoral campaign.

“We will eventually eliminate the federal Department of Education,” he said in September at a rally in Wisconsin. He added: “We will drain the swamp of government education and end the abuse of taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America’s youth with all kinds of things you don’t want our young people to hear.” »

Within 60 days of the school board’s resolution, the district superintendent is expected to present a detailed plan on how the district will “defend public education and the students, families and staff we serve” against the policies detailed in Project 2025 and similar actions by the Trump administration. .

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