While the city has prohibited the use of its resources to assist immigration authorities in past years, an ordinance would formally codify such policies.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass confirmed her intention to make the city an official "sanctuary" for illegal immigrants before President-elect Donald Trump takes

Mayor Karen Bass and City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto worked to expedite the release of a proposed "sanctuary city'' ordinance to the City Council.

Following President-elect Donald Trump's promise of mass deportations, Los Angeles is working toward officially becoming a "sanctuary city" — drafting an ordinance that would ban the use of city funds and resources to assist federal immigration authorities.