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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors gave its final stamp of approval today to an ordinance requiring law enforcement to display visible identification and banning them from wearing face coverings when working in certain jurisdictions in L.A. County.<\/p>\n
Where it applies: The ordinance will take effect in unincorporated parts of the county. Those include East Los Angeles, South Whittier and Ladera Heights, where a Home Depot has been a repeated<\/a> target<\/a> of immigration raids, according to various reports.<\/p>\n What the supervisors are saying: \u200a\u201cWhat the federal government is doing is causing extreme fear and chaos and anxiety, particularly among our immigrant community,\u201d said Supervisor Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion, in an interview with LAist before the final vote. \u201cThey don’t know who’s dragging them out of a car. They don’t know who’s throwing them to the ground at a car wash because they act like secret police.\u201d<\/p>\n About the vote: Supervisor Lindsay Horvath was not present for the vote but coauthored<\/a> the ordinance. Supervisor Kathryn Barger abstained. All other county supervisors voted to approve it.<\/p>\n