The new Los Angeles police chief says in an interview with The Associated Press that his department is working with consulate offices for Mexico and other Central American countries to draft a plan to protect immigrants ahead of the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations.

With President-elect Donald Trump getting inaugurated next month, advocates say migrants are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, they’re scared to stay in Mexico because of the threat from the cartels.

The new chief of the Los Angeles police force said his department is working with consulate offices for Mexico and other Central American countries to draft a plan to protect