Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved her motion instructing LA County to monitor and possibly join litigation challenging the federal government’s anti-flu vaccine policy for migrant children at U.S. border detention facilities: “The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) imprudent decision to deny migrant children [...]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after California Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21: “Governor Newsom’s proposed budget prioritizes our most vexing challenge to date: the immediate need to house individuals and families in LA County who are experiencing homelessness. With his FY 2020-21 proposed [...]
As the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) decommissions thousands of bungalows once used as classrooms, these units could potentially be converted into detached, low-cost small houses that could help alleviate Los Angeles County’s lack of affordable housing. To explore this innovative strategy, today the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion, authored [...]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved her motion to welcome and support refugees who make Los Angeles County their home: “Refugees flee violence and war to seek safety and protection in other countries like the United States. Refugees leave behind family and friends, and [...]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved her motion to send a five-signature letter to Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chad Wolf to oppose a proposed federal rule that would increase application fees for immigrants: “This Administration has launched yet another [...]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved her motion to direct the Chief Executive Officer to send a five-signature letter to the Department of Justice to rescind then-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ June 2018 ruling in the asylum case of Matter of A-B-, the immigration [...]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released this statement after the County Board of Supervisors passed her motion to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a federal court blocking Proposition 187, which halted the measure that would have barred undocumented immigrants from receiving publicly funded education, social services, and health care from taking effect: “The [...]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released this statement in support of this country’s 800,000 DREAMers whose lives are left hanging in the balance as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments for and against DACA today: “DREAMers embody the values of this country through their work ethic, their optimism, and unwavering loyalty to [...]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved her motion to direct County Counsel to file and/or join as plaintiff or as amicus in litigation opposing a proposed change to a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule that would deny subsidized housing to [...]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement directing County Counsel to either file and/or join in litigation that opposes the federal Administration’s final rule expanding the definition of a ‘public charge,’ which if left legally unchallenged, will take effect on October 15, 2019: “On August 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of [...]
