Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive in support of immigrant communities on Friday morning and is additionally requesting records from the federal government on what she calls "unlawful raids from federal agencies."

The directive calls for city departments to develop preparedness plans for federal immigration activity on city property and for departments to have a designated "immigration affairs liaison."

"I am here today to sign an executive directive, and I just want to point out the irony for a minute, that there is a need for me to have an executive directive, to help our city understand how to protect itself from our federal government – just let that sink in for a minute," Bass said at Friday's news conference announcing the directive.

She said, as evident over the last six weeks, immigration enforcement operations happen unannounced and "we never know exactly when and where they are going to happen." Bass wants each city department to have an "immigration affairs liaison," and if any department encounters federal officials, they are to contact the city and especially the Mayor's Office "right away."

After officers with Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement swept through MacArthur Park on July 7, as a children's summer camp was taking place, Bass condemned the operation and said it provoked "fear and terror."

At Friday's news conference, Bass called the incident at the park "just a display of force."

President Trump has  by stating that Democrat-run cities like L.A. "use illegal aliens to expand their voter base, cheat in elections, and grow the welfare State, robbing good-paying jobs and benefits from hardworking American citizens."

Earlier this week, Bass announced that the city of Los Angeles is taking the Trump administration to court to "put a stop to the unconstitutional, reckless raids in the LA region." On Friday, she said the city is submitting a Freedom of Information Act Request regarding the dates and locations of all enforcement activities in Los Angeles, to ensure there is a record of each instance.

She said that when people are taken from the city, it is not necessarily known where they are going. "They are not provided regular access to families or to legal counsel, and the family members that are left behind don't know whether their family members are in the city, in the state, or even in the country."

Details of Bass's directive also include a working group with the Los Angeles Police Department, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, immigrant rights organizations, and community leaders to provide additional guidance for police officers when responding to immigration enforcement operations.

She also wants to disseminate information on city services and assistance programs for families that are impacted by federal enforcement action.