Speaking ahead of the vote, Rodriguez said the motion <\/a>was prompted by concerns about the expanding role of federal agencies \u2014 particularly amid increased immigration enforcement \u2014 and how that could shape policing and security planning tied to the Olympics.<\/p>\n \u201cI know we all have increasing concerns about their involvement and their influence around what policing will look like, but frankly, even far in advance of the Games coming, what their influence is in our preparation for the LA 28 Games,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cIt\u2019s for that reason that I introduced this motion.\u201d<\/p>\n Rodriguez said those concerns come as federal immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles and other cities raised broader questions about due process and the role of federal authorities, particularly as the city prepares to host millions of visitors from around the globe.<\/p>\n She added that city officials had previously been assured that local law enforcement would lead security planning for the Games, and she stressed the need for \u201cevery assurance and contractual protection\u201d to ensure that remains the case.<\/p>\n \u201cMake no mistake, we should be prepared to pull every single lever that we have available to us to prevent their overreach when it comes to how they police here in the City of Los Angeles,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n In a statement to SCNG on Tuesday, a LA 28 spokesperson said the White House taskforce \u201cplays an important role in facilitating coordination across federal departments and agencies, providing the federal support needed for the Games.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor LA28, this Task Force represents an important planning milestone and reinforces the federal government\u2019s commitment to working with the City and LA28 to deliver a safe and successful Games,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n The federal taskforce was established in August by executive order<\/a> and is chaired by President Donald Trump, with Vice President JD Vance serving as vice chair. According to the order, the task force is responsible for coordinating federal planning related to security, transportation, visa processing and emergency response for the Games, and is housed within the Department of Homeland Security. Several Cabinet secretaries and senior administration officials also sit on the task force.<\/p>\n Trump will serve as chairman of both the Olympic and World Cup task forces.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll do anything necessary to keep the Olympics safe, including using our National Guard or military,\u201d Trump said during the Aug. 5 ceremony.<\/p>\n During the August ceremony, which was attended by LA 28 chairman Casey Wasserman and Gene Sykes, the USOPC chairman and an IOC member, Trump also referred to Mayor Karen Bass as \u201cnot very competent.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump went further in speaking with reporters in October.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I thought LA was not going to be prepared properly, I would move it to another location,\u201d Trump said. \u201c(California governor) Gavin Newsom, he\u2019s got to get his act together.\u201d<\/p>\n The task force has drawn renewed scrutiny amid broader tensions between the Los Angeles officials and the federal government, including immigration enforcement actions last summer.<\/p>\n While similar federal task forces have previously been created for major international sporting events in the United States, including the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, as well as for this summer\u2019s World Cup, Trump\u2019s rhetoric has heightened concerns among some state and local officials. The president has repeatedly suggested relocating the Games and World Cup away from Los Angeles and other Democratic-led cities and has raised the possibility of deploying<\/a> military or National Guard troops to the city during the Games.<\/p>\n Trump cannot legally remove the Olympic Games from the city, but the administration\u2019s control over federal funding and visas could be used as leverage against Olympic and World Cup organizers to extract concessions that could threaten the integrity and success of the global events, according to current and former IOC members, Olympic historians and experts and current and former Los Angeles city and county officials told the Southern California News Group, and according to contracts and other documents related to the Olympics and World Cup.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LDN-L-OLY-TICKETS-0114-16.jpg\")
A rendering of the SoFi Stadium venue which will host Swimming for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and will co-host the Olympic Opening Ceremony with LA Memorial Coliseum in a dual-venue celebration, as well as the Paralympic Opening Ceremony. The window opens Wednesday, January 14, for local residents to register and enter a draw for Olympics tickets for 2028. (Courtesy LA28)<\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25217765409042.jpg\")
President Donald Trump listens as Casey Wasserman, chairman of LA28, presents him a full set of medals from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, during an event regarding the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n
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FILE: Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)<\/p>\n