Glendale ends contract with ICE over ‘public perception’ after LA immigration riots

Published June 9, 2025 8:12am ET



A major Los Angeles suburb revoked its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement due to public backlash to federal agents seeking to carry out the Trump administration’s deportation agenda by detaining illegal immigrants.

Officials in Glendale, California, announced the decision to abruptly cancel its ICE detainee holding contract late Sunday evening as riots over ICE activity rocked Los Angeles, leading President Donald Trump to send in the National Guard.

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