A Los Angeles City Council committee on Friday, Aug. 18 approved a motion calling for the city attorney’s office to investigate whether crimes were committed on or before June 14, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbot bused 42 migrants to downtown L.A.
The Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relation unanimously approved the motion, which would request the city attorney begin proceedings on any potential civil legal action that could be taken against the state of Texas, Gov. Abbott, or any other entity involved in the planning and action of busing migrants to Union Station on June 14.
The motion was approved under consent, so no prior discussion was made by the three-member committee.
Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez introduced the motion on June 16 alongside council members Hugo Soto-Martinez, Monica Rodriguez and Nithya Raman.
The Council approved a motion on June 9 seeking to formally establish the city as a “Sanctuary City.” Days later, Abbott sent the first of many buses of migrants from a Texas border town to Union Station. Approximately 42 people, including 18 minors endured a 23-hour bus ride without basic essentials, including food and diapers, according to the motion.
“While our city has unequivocally shown that we can and will be a safe haven for migrants and will welcome anyone who comes to Los Angeles, we cannot tolerate the abuse of human lives for the benefit of political theater,” the motion reads. “Gov. Abbott’s sentiments and actions are despicable, manipulative, racist, regressive and potentially criminal, and the city cannot and will not sit idly by while potential human rights violations take place.”
In addition, the rules committed approved a resolution, under consent as well, calling upon Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, the state Attorney General Rob Bonta and the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate and report on the same issue.
The resolution also calls upon county, state and federal…
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