Los Angeles has blown hundreds of thousands of taxpayers’ dollars on erecting hundreds of “no ICE” signs — which federal agents say they will ignore.
City Hall splashed $250,000 on 450 notices at libraries, parks, transit hubs and public lots across the region as its war with the immigration officers escalates.
But the city’s top federal prosecutor warned they hold no legal value and is a dramatic overreached fromMayor Karen Bass’s office.
The signs have sprung up at popular sites such as Los Angeles Zoo,MacArthur Parkand Lafayette Park in recent weeks and cost $500 each, though the council has not released an overall price amount.
Each one is meant to send a clear warning tofederal immigration agentsthat LA city property is off-limits for their operations.
The signs claim officers cannot stage raids, process detainees, or serve as operational bases for enforcement in those areas.
But top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli told The Post: “As the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently confirmed, states and cities do not have the authority to regulate federal agents.
“Mayor Bass’s directive has no effect on federal law enforcement operations.”
The signs’ wording comes fromExecutive Directive 17, signed by Bass, which orders departments to identify vulnerable sites and post warnings within weeks.
City leaders argue the move is a response to a spike inhighly visible federal operationsacross Los Angeles neighborhoods.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
