Glendale City Council members defended the contract this week, saying the 2007 agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in compliance with state law.

Detainees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are being held in Glendale, in what some immigration advocates are calling a violation of California’s sanctuary state law. Since January, 82 people have been detained by ICE and housed in the Glendale City Jail.

The City of Glendale is facing renewed scrutiny for continuing to house ICE detainees at its local jail, despite California's sanctuary state law, SB 54. Immigration advocates, including the ACLU of Southern California,