Lawmaker Calls on Criminal Gangs to Confront ICE Agents, Instantly Pays the Price

A Los Angeles County vice mayor is under federal scrutiny after calling on gang members to confront immigration agents. She later deleted the post—but not before it got the FBI’s attention.

Key Facts:

Cynthia Gonzalez, vice mayor of Cudahy, allegedly posted a video encouraging gangs to resist ICE operations in their neighborhoods.
She specifically addressed members of 18th Street and Florencia 13—two violent street gangs tied to drug trafficking, extortion, and murder.
In the video, Gonzalez appears to urge gang leaders to organize their members to push back against what she called the “biggest gang”: ICE.
After deleting the video, Gonzalez said she was visited by the FBI and needed a lawyer; the agency declined to confirm an investigation.
Anti-ICE protests in the area have cost L.A. taxpayers $32 million and left multiple deputies injured.

The Rest of The Story:

Cynthia Gonzalez sparked controversy after appearing to use gangland rhetoric in a now-deleted video, where she questioned why notorious L.A. gangs weren’t stepping up to confront ICE operations.

She invoked gang culture and territory, suggesting it was time these criminal groups “organized” against what she called an “invasion” by the federal government.

The remarks came during a tense period of protests against federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.

According to city controller Kenneth Mejia, the taxpayer bill for these “peaceful” protests has already topped \$32 million, with injuries reported among law enforcement.

FBI officials have not confirmed an investigation, but Gonzalez herself admitted on social media that agents visited her home and she now “needs a lawyer.”

BREAKING: Cynthia Gonzalez, vice mayor of Cudahy in southeast L.A. County, is reportedly under FBI investigation after allegedly posting a video in which she appears to call on gang members from 18th Street and Florencia 13 in Los Angeles to “defend their territory from ICE.”… pic.twitter.com/wUU26mFHGK

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) June 24, 2025

Commentary:

This is what happens when identity politics collides with lawlessness.

Cynthia Gonzalez didn’t just flirt with radicalism—she opened the door and invited it in.

Invoking two of the most violent gangs in California to “protect” neighborhoods from federal law enforcement isn’t just reckless—it’s incitement dressed up as local pride.

Let’s get something straight: ICE isn’t a “gang.” It’s a federal agency enforcing the law.

Meanwhile, 18th Street and Florencia 13 are drug-running, extortion-prone cartels of violence with blood on their hands.

Any official who can’t tell the difference has no business anywhere near public office.

Gonzalez might have thought she was scoring woke points by calling ICE an invading gang, but the people who live in those neighborhoods—many of them immigrants—know better.

They don’t want fentanyl traffickers deciding who “owns” their block.

She deleted the video, sure. But the damage is done. Now she’s lawyer-shopping and dodging questions while the FBI weighs its next move.

That’s not courage—it’s cowardice.

And don’t forget the cost. Thirty-two million taxpayer dollars flushed down the drain on “peaceful” protests. Nearly a dozen injured deputies. All while a city bleeds from every policy wound inflicted by its own leaders.

Gonzalez wants gangbangers as political allies? Let her explain that to the families who’ve lost loved ones to turf wars and fentanyl overdoses.

She’s not standing up for the people—she’s hiding behind criminals.