Overview
- ICE has ramped up workplace raids in Los Angeles since early June, targeting high-immigrant areas like Koreatown and the Fashion District.
- Vendors say daily revenues have fallen from $2,000 to $300 and some restaurant owners report weekly earnings losses of about $7,000.
- Immigrant workers with valid work permits report anxiety over arbitrary detentions as ICE sweeps sometimes proceed without document checks.
- Organizations such as K-Town For All and the Local Hearts Foundation have raised over $60,000 to provide rent, utility and food support to at least 36 families.
- Fear of raids has kept many immigrants home, shrinking customer bases by up to 75 percent and threatening the survival of street stalls and small businesses.