LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles City Council gathered Friday for a special vote to declare L.A. as a "Welcoming City" for refugees.
The city council unanimously passed the vote which re-commits L.A. to continue resettling refugees and will also press President Donald Trump to increase the admitted number of refugees into the U.S.
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The move comes after the president's latest executive order allowing cities the right to reject refugee resettlement.
Several refugee activists and support groups attended the vote at city hall.
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Los Angeles is the second largest city in the U.S. and is home to countless refugees who have left their home countries behind to escape persecution.