Running as an independent mayoral candidate against a pair of far-left Democratic rivals, former reality TV star Spencer Pratt has been an effective messenger of the chaos incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and her ilk have unleashed on the City of Angels.
Among the many issues he’s been able to highlight through his disruptive campaign is immigration, as he did again with a new campaign line introduced this week.
While Bass and others have been critical of federal immigration enforcement, Pratt explained what he would do to actually eliminate the need for ICE agents on the streets of the city.
As Fox News reported:
Since last year, when ICE conducted raids in Los Angeles that spurred violent counterdemonstrations, federal immigration enforcement has focused on Los Angeles and California more broadly because of the state’s general aversion to coordinating with federal immigration officials and honoring detainer requests for imprisoned illegal immigrants.
Pratt, meanwhile, has risen to political prominence after launching a mayoral bid based partially on how he and his Pacific Palisades have been ignored or worse by the Bass administration.
“I don’t want ICE in LA, nobody wants ICE in L.A. — except Karen ‘Basura’ apparently,” he said in a recent social media post, referring to Mayor Karen Bass by using the Spanish term for “garbage.”
“Because the way you keep ICE out of L.A. is by enforcing the law, not defying it,” Pratt said.
Pratt contrasted Bass’ approach to the Trump administration with that of California’s fourth-largest city, San Francisco, where President Donald Trump recently appeared to reach an immigration-enforcement détente with fellow Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie.
“Look at what Mayor Lurie did in San Francisco, [he’s] clearly no friend of the Trump administration, but he called the president and made a deal. He vowed to have SFPD crack down on crime, and the president vowed to keep ICE out of the city,” Pratt said.
“Notice what you don’t see — No riots. No crazy videos of ICE agents having chaotic arrests. That’s how it’s done.”
Pratt’s commonsense solutions have resonated with Americans across the political spectrum:
Man I hope he wins
— Cecilia M (@CeciliaMC31) May 26, 2026
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt just CAUGHT Karen Bass RED-HANDED violating election law and filed a formal complaint
Pratt has accused Bass of "illegal ELECTIONEERING," and Bass recorded herself doing it!
"Electioneering within 100 feet of a ballot box is… pic.twitter.com/J5G1nvFEIp
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 26, 2026
Here’s one of his latest social media campaign videos:
🚨Spencer Pratt drops massive mic on LA corruption in mayoral race.
Taxpayers pay endless income, gas, property and sales taxes yet nothing gets fixed.
Money stolen by failing NGOs handing out drugs and shady developer flips. pic.twitter.com/c0nuZMq34W
— Don Keith (@RealDonKeith) May 26, 2026
And here’s additional coverage of Pratt’s latest allegations about Bass’ behavior outside a polling place, per WHAM:
“Karen Bass just violated election law here,” he said. “She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it. Well, those days are over. We just filed a formal complaint for illegally gaming the election. We must protect our democracy.”
He described Bass’s actions as a “mafia-like” regime.
“Soliciting votes at a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW,” he wrote. “These clear violations show a reckless disregard for the rule of law and our democratic process. Someone in a position of power should be especially respectful of our democratic laws, but this is just emblematic of Karen’s mafia-like regime. It’s ‘rules for thee, but not for me.’”
Check out this video for some commentary surrounding the incident:
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