Cynthia Gonzalez, vice mayor of Cudahy, California, is facing mounting criticism after posting a video to social media in which she appeared to challenge street gangs to respond to federal immigration raids. But her attorney insists she was not calling for violence.
"Any suggestion that she advocated for violence is categorically false and without merit," Gonzalez's attorney said in a statement collected by The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday. "In her post, Dr. Gonzalez issued a challenge to the Latino community: join the thousands of Angelenos already peacefully organizing in response to ongoing enforcement actions."
