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Tuesday to create a fund, fueled by philanthropy, for workers and their families in small cities and unincorporated parts of the county.
A new report from UC Merced shows Latino and white people especially lost work after the Trump administration escalated immigration enforcement in L.A.
"You have people who don't want to leave their homes, who are not going to work, and they are in need of cash," Mayor Karen Bass said at a press conference.
The transit agency estimated a ridership count of roughly 23.7 million last month on its bus and rail systems — a 13.5% drop from May and the lowest June on record since 2022, when numbers had started to rebound since the pandemic emergency, according to Metro data. The large immigration sweeps began June 6.
The city and county of Los Angeles, along with several municipalities in Southern California, are seeking to join a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over recent immigration raids.
Immigrant workers are central to recovery efforts in neighborhoods burned in the January wildfires, but recent raids have led some to stay home.
The city of Los Angeles and other Southern California municipalities are joining a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration aimed at halting immigration raids that have spread panic among immigrant communities and sparked widespread protests.
Jaime Alanis Garcia died days after falling some 30 feet during a chaotic raid on Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California, according to his family.