LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday instructed staff to develop a public awareness campaign using its trash truck fleet to inform residents of their rights amid an ongoing federal crackdown on illegal immigration.

In a 13-0 vote, council members instructed the Community Investment for Families Department to partner with nonprofit organizations such as the Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, and the Central American Resource Center, among others, for the campaign.

Together, the group is expected to make informational stickers and posters that can be attached on the sides of garbage trucks with “Know Your Rights” messaging.

Council members called for the campaign to run for about three months, and requested a report

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