Tuesday, January 13, 2026

LA County Supervisors to Vote Tuesday Morning on Barring ICE From County Property, $40 Million for Fire-Damaged Parks

The Board of Supervisors considers two measures addressing immigration enforcement and wildfire recovery one year after devastating fires

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on whether to bar federal immigration agents from using county parks, clinics, and social service offices as staging areas — a move that would make the nation’s most populous county one of the largest jurisdictions to impose such restrictions.

The same meeting will address another legacy of crisis: a $40 million appropriation to restore parks destroyed in the January 2025 wildfires, including Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center, which burned when the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena one year ago.

The ICE-Free Zones motion, introduced by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, instructs County Counsel to draft an ordinance within 30 days. The ordinance would require clear signage on county-owned property stating it cannot be used for unauthorized civil law enforcement, mandate physical barriers such as locked gates where appropriate, and require civil immigration enforcement entities to seek permits for operations—except in exigent circumstances or when holding judicial warrants.

The motion is modeled after an executive order issued by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in October 2025. Santa Clara County became the Bay Area’s first ICE-free zone in December 2025, and San Francisco supervisors introduced similar legislation the same month.

Los Angeles County is home to an estimated 800,000 undocumented immigrants. A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to more than 34 sanctuary jurisdictions, including LA County, in August 2025.

The wildfire funding, contained in a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, would direct $16.2 million to Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center, $5.5 million to Charles White Park, and $5 million to Castaic Lake for Hughes Fire recovery. The funding draws from Proposition 4 Climate Bond and Senate Bill 105 state grant funds. A separate provision would establish a five-year, $25 million contract with Outward Bound Adventures for recovery work in Altadena and Pasadena fire zones.

The Eaton Fire, which began January 7, 2025, destroyed 9,418 structures and killed 19 people, according to Cal Fire. It was the second most destructive wildfire in California history. Countywide, the January 2025 wildfires killed 31 people and destroyed more than 18,000 structures.

“Los Angeles County launched the Household Relief Grants just 28 days after the fires — to help families keep a roof over their heads, support older adults in staying safe, and give survivors a foundation to begin again,” Supervisor Horvath said in an October statement about the county’s wildfire relief programs. The county distributed $31.7 million in emergency grants to 3,425 households affected by the fires.

The Board of Supervisors meets at 9:30 a.m. at Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Room 381B. The meeting is broadcast live on LA County Channel 94 and streamed online.

The charred remains of Eaton Canyon’s nature trails and exhibits — once visited by thousands of families each year — still await restoration. Tuesday’s vote could begin to change that.