L.A. County Supervisors to Consider Immigration Emergency Declaration

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider declaring a local emergency in response to federal immigration enforcement actions at Tuesday’s meeting, an extraordinary use of emergency powers that could position the nation’s most populous county in direct confrontation with federal authorities.

The proposed proclamation would formally declare that federal immigration policies constitute “conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons” in Los Angeles County, according to the meeting agenda. The declaration could unlock special county powers and resources while making an explicit policy statement affecting the county’s 10 million residents.

The immigration item headlines an agenda that includes more than $500 million in behavioral health and infrastructure commitments and establishment of a tax-increment financing district for rebuilding fire-ravaged Altadena.

The emergency declaration provides few operational details in publicly available materials. The timing suggests a response to recent Trump Administration immigration policies. Emergency declarations typically allow expedited procurement and expanded executive authority.

In less contentious action, supervisors will accept $370 million in state grants for mental health treatment facilities, including $250 million for a Harbor-UCLA campus and $120 million for Metropolitan State Hospital expansion, according to Department of Mental Health documents.

Supervisors also will establish the Altadena Wildfire Recovery Infrastructure Financing District, using tax-increment financing to fund reconstruction after January’s devastating Eaton Fire. The mechanism represents a novel application of redevelopment tools to disaster recovery.

The Board of Supervisors meets at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles. Public comment can be submitted at publiccomment.bos.lacounty.gov or by phone at (213) 306-3065, access code 2539 082 6861.

The full agenda is available at bos.lacounty.gov.