Officials in Orange County’s largest cities are taking a stand against widespread immigration enforcement this summer by challenging deportation sweeps in federal court, reporting out enforcement activity to residents or offering financial aid to the families impacted.

These are actions most local elected officials in OC are unwilling or struggling to take amid a federal immigration crackdown that ramped up in June despite pressure from residents who have demanded at city council meetings that leaders take a stand and help immigrants.

Last month, officials in both Anaheim and Santa Ana voted to join a federal lawsuit challenging widespread ICE raids in parts of Southern California and alleging federal immigration officers are racial profiling people to make warrantless arrests.

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