{"id":167844,"date":"2026-02-07T06:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/167844\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T06:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:34:14","slug":"mayoral-candidate-urges-all-55-long-beach-gangs-to-kick-ice-out-and-take-back-the-city-reported-to-the-fbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/167844\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayoral Candidate Urges \u2018All 55\u2019 Long Beach Gangs To Kick ICE Out and \u2018Take Back the City\u2019: \u2018Reported to the FBI\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mayoral candidate for the city of Long Beach, California<\/a>, is currently under fire for urging \u201call 55\u201d of the city\u2019s gangs to come together and kick ICE out. He has since been approached by the local police department and the FBI.<\/p>\n

The original clip was posted by Rogelio Martinez, who is running for mayor of Long Beach. He, however, has since deleted the clip, but many, including TikToker rootsofhealing<\/a>, managed to download it and repost it to denounce his message.<\/p>\n

Standing in front of the Long Beach City Hall, Martinez called for \u201call 55 gangs\u201d in the California city to join his anti-ICE agenda. He specifically addressed all 55 gang leaders to answer his calling, although he refrained from mentioning the gang names specifically.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m calling the Latino gangs, I\u2019m calling the Cambodian gangs, I\u2019m calling the Filipino gangs, I\u2019m calling the Black gangs, I\u2019m calling the Pacific Islander gangs. I\u2019m calling all gang leaders to meet me right here, Long Beach City Hall,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p>\n

The sudden gang meetup, which arguably would be a very dangerous gathering, was to serve a specific purpose: to \u201ctake back the city,\u201d Martinez said, referring to the ICE presence<\/a> in Long Beach.<\/p>\n

Peaceful Rally, FBI Talks, Reactions<\/p>\n

The California man, however, then tried to turn the temperature down in a series of Instagram posts. He called for a \u201cpeaceful community rally in silence,\u201d asking attendees to refrain from coming if they are unable to follow the nature of the protest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur silence will be louder than another [sic] other demonstration before us,\u201d Martinez wrote. \u201cLong Beach will show the world what it means to peacefully rally a community in silence. The only thing you will hear is our breath. I love you all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mayoral candidate then shared<\/a> that he had a \u201cgreat conversation\u201d with the Long Beach Police Department. He also spoke with a \u201cmember of the FBI.\u201d It is unclear if this stems from his controversial clip, asking for gang members to gather in protest of ICE.<\/p>\n

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Users, however, quickly demanded consequences. \u201cReported to the FBI,\u201d one user wrote. Another one said, \u201cDidn\u2019t we see this before in the movie Warriors? It didn\u2019t work out then either.\u201d A third one added, \u201cI don\u2019t know a lot about gangs, but I\u2019m pretty sure the leaders aren\u2019t going to all show up for a random dude, at a gov building, and sing kumbaya together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless of the backlash, it looks like the California man will not stop calling out ICE. After all, he recently boasted<\/a> about his social media reach, garnering half a million impressions with only six thousand followers.<\/p>\n

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