Huntington Beach has been declared a “non-sanctuary city” after a unanimous vote by the City Council Tuesday evening.
In a 7-0 vote, the City Council approved the resolution brought by Mayor Pat Burns.
Burns says the move will help law enforcement follow federal immigration protocols under the new Trump administration.
California is currently a sanctuary state.
President Donald Trump’s executive order tackling the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border has the full support of Burns.
Burns wants the city to back any efforts made by the Trump administration to enforce federal immigration law.
“We need every law enforcement effort, whenever called upon, whether it be fighting terrorists, whether it be fighting purse snatchers, or whatever it is, we have to have every law enforcement tool to best serve our citizens,” Burns said.
His resolution declares the city of Huntington Beach a “non-sanctuary city for illegal immigration for the prevention of crime.”
“It’s not meaning that our police are going to go out and look for, patrol and pull over people for being illegal,” Burns said. “That’s not our capacity. That’s a federal job.”
The mayor believes the state’s sanctuary law limits the cooperation between state and local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities.
