Immigration enforcement and court access in LA County
The Department of Homeland Security has implemented tactics to fast-track immigration cases, with numerous immigrants in Los Angeles being assigned hearings at the same time on the same docket. Long lines at the LA Immigration Court on N. Los Angeles Street reflect the surge in cases. A California judge has held Homeland Security in contempt in a case over LA immigration sweeps, highlighting ongoing legal and civil rights tensions around enforcement in the county.
How should Los Angeles County respond to federal immigration enforcement actions and fast-tracked immigration court proceedings?
How OpenCampaign quiz-takers stand on this issue
30% call it a high-priority issue (rating it 7+ out of 10).
Liberal30%
Lean liberal23%
Moderate16%
Lean conservative6%
Conservative25%
High-priority share over time
The high-priority share has ranged 26–45% since 2016. Election-year cohorts skew casual and under-rate every issue, so the dips around 2020 and 2024 partly reflect who took the quiz, not a shift in opinion.
Where do you stand?
How should Los Angeles County respond to federal immigration enforcement actions and fast-tracked immigration court proceedings?
The Department of Homeland Security's latest tactic to fast-track immigration cases have numerous immigrants being assigned hearings at the same time on the same docket.
California judge holds Homeland Security in contempt in case over LA immigration sweeps.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
Declare LA County a full sanctuary jurisdiction; refuse all cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Expand county-funded legal representation for immigrants and actively challenge unlawful federal enforcement in court.
Cooperate with lawful federal immigration proceedings while ensuring due process protections for all county residents.
Limit county resources spent opposing federal immigration enforcement and focus on local public safety priorities.
Fully cooperate with DHS enforcement actions; federal immigration law should be uniformly applied in LA County.
Immigration enforcement and court processing in LA
Los Angeles has seen intense activity around immigration courts and enforcement, including Department of Homeland Security tactics to fast-track cases with numerous immigrants assigned simultaneous hearings, and court actions holding Homeland Security in contempt over LA immigration sweeps. Immigration remains a major point of state-federal conflict and local public concern.
What stance should Los Angeles County take on federal immigration enforcement and case processing locally?
How OpenCampaign quiz-takers stand on this issue
30% call it a high-priority issue (rating it 7+ out of 10).
Liberal30%
Lean liberal23%
Moderate16%
Lean conservative6%
Conservative25%
High-priority share over time
The high-priority share has ranged 26–45% since 2016. Election-year cohorts skew casual and under-rate every issue, so the dips around 2020 and 2024 partly reflect who took the quiz, not a shift in opinion.
Where do you stand?
What stance should Los Angeles County take on federal immigration enforcement and case processing locally?
People wait in line to enter the Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The Department of Homeland Security's latest tactic to fast-track immigration cases have numerous immigrants being assigned hearings at the same time on the same docket.