Reps. Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, and Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, were joined by Reps. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, and George Whitesides, D-Santa Clarita, and Pasadena city officials during a Monday, Feb.

Democrats argue the move is crucial to protect immigrant families from mass deportations, while Republicans criticize it as premature and a distraction from urgent state issues like wildfires.