Major LA Suburb Ends Contract With ICE After Immigration Riots

The City of Glendale said it is terminating a longstanding holding facility contract with the federal government.

A car burns as a demonstrator waves a Mexican national flag during a protest following federal immigration operations, in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif., on June 7, 2025. Ringo Chiu/AFP via Getty Images

Officials in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale said they are ending their holding contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to public backlash amid days of riots and protests across the city.

A statement issued by the City of Glendale said that it is “formally” terminating its ICE contract to hold federal immigration detainees at a Glendale Police Department facility, describing the move as a “local decision” that “was not made lightly.”