Glendale ends 18-year contract with ICE and Homeland Security to protect residents and local PD
Glendale officials released a statement on Sunday night stating they will no longer work with ICE and Homeland Security to hold immigration detainees.The city of Glendale has housed a highly regulated and well-maintained facility to hold immigration detainees since 2007. However, rising tensions from the public against immigration officers caused city officials to rethink the contract with ICE.'The decision to terminate this contract is not politically driven,' the city said in the statement. 'It is rooted in what this City stands for—public safety, local accountability, and trust.'
Sarah Houston, a managing attorney at Immigrant Defenders Law Center, spoke at the Glendale City Council meeting last week to address the issue of the Glendale City Police Department holding immigration detainees. Houston questioned why Glendale still has a contract from 2007 that violates SB 54, the California Values Act.'After the horrific raids and violations this weekend, it is all the more important that our local communities stand together to protect our immigrant brothers and sisters as intended in the California Values Act,' said Houston.City officials stated that Glendale is consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in the nation, the public trusts the local PD, and the city will not allow that to be undermined. They note that the city will continue to comply with SB 54, and the role of the Glendale Police Department is not to enforce immigration laws, 'nor will it ever be.'
This story was originally reported by L.A. Mag on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
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