Federal authorities are examining a social-media video that appears to show Cynthia Gonzalez, the vice mayor of Cudahy in southeast Los Angeles County, urging members of the 18th Street and Florencia 13 gangs to “get your members in order” and defend their territory against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, according to people familiar with the matter. Gonzalez wrote online that FBI agents visited her home; the bureau said it can neither confirm nor deny an investigation. Fallout has been swift. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security condemned the comments as “despicable,” noting a sharp rise in assaults on ICE officers, while the Los Angeles Police Protective League—representing roughly 9,000 LAPD officers—called for Gonzalez’s resignation and potential criminal charges, arguing that the remarks put law-enforcement personnel at greater risk. The City of Cudahy said the statements reflected Gonzalez’s personal views and not city policy. Gonzalez, elected to the City Council in 2022 and employed by the Los Angeles Unified School District, deleted the video and has not commented publicly. Her attorney told the Los Angeles Times the post was meant as a call for peaceful community organizing, not violence. The dust-up comes amid heightened federal immigration enforcement operations in Southern California and increasingly tense clashes between protesters and law-enforcement agencies.