Mayor Pat Burns wants the City Council to declare Huntington Beach a “non-sanctuary city,” another push from city leaders showing vexation at state limits on cooperating with federal immigration officials.
“I am presenting this declaration to the City Council in hopes that my colleagues will join me in taking a stand in favor of our city by cooperating with the Trump administration and the federal government law enforcement agencies with regard to enforcement of immigration laws in order to further combat crime,” Burns said in a statement.
Burns submitted a resolution to the council that it is set to consider at its Tuesday meeting that asks to proclaim Huntington Beach as “not a Sanctuary City.” Burns is pushing for the resolution to be passed over a belief that border crossings lead to an increase in crime.
The resolution calls for Huntington Beach police and city departments to be “coordinating and communicating with federal law enforcement agencies and honoring ICE detainers,” which state law places limits on, and for them to also “cooperate with the new Trump administration, Border Czar Tom Homan, and any federal agencies to increase local law enforcement efforts.”
The proposal also says the city attorney would have the power to defend against any legal action brought by the state against the resolution.
The City Council became a 7-0 conservative majority after the November elections. The city on Jan. 7 filed a lawsuit in federal court to try to again challenge the California Values Act, or SB 54, a so-called sanctuary state law that places limits on local police from assisting federal immigration officials.
The city called SB 54 unconstitutional and wants the court to invalidate it, to allow city officials to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Huntington Beach unsuccessfully sued to be exempt from the law as a charter city after it went into effect in 2018.
Following the November election, the Los Angeles City Council looked to bolster its status as a pro-immigrant city by passing an ordinance to codify restrictions on city resources from assisting federal immigration officials. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed a similar resolution.
The Huntington Beach City Council meets at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in City Hall at 2000 Main St.
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