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3d ago

Los Angeles Anti-ICE Protests Cost Taxpayers More Than $32 Million

Reported costs exclude potential lawsuit settlements with a separate request underway to secure additional LAPD overtime funding

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Overview

  • The anti-ICE demonstrations began June 6 in downtown Los Angeles in protest of President Trump’s intensified immigration enforcement.
  • The LAPD has arrested roughly 561 participants by June 16, including more than 200 detainees on June 10 when Mayor Karen Bass imposed a citywide curfew.
  • City Controller Kenneth Mejia confirmed that the police response, cleanup and emergency services have cost taxpayers $32,042,107 to date.
  • The federal National Guard was deployed to support local law enforcement at an estimated $134 million, leading Governor Gavin Newsom to sue President Trump over the intervention.
  • Legal challenges over alleged excessive force are pending and the LAPD has requested additional funding to cover overtime expenses as overall costs continue to climb.