Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez is breaking her silence after facing backlash for a social media post calling on local gang members to act as immigration operations continue across Los Angeles.

Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez has released a statement via her attorney in response to the backlash she received from a viral video in which she apparently called on "cholos" to defend their streets from ICE.

The Department of Homeland Security called Cynthia Gonzalez’s comments “despicable,” and LAPD’s union is demanding her resignation.