📊 BY THE NUMBERS: TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION RAIDS IN LA
It’s been 106 days since ICE began indiscriminately targeting workers and tearing families apart in Los Angeles.
Now, Trump is escalating these raids nationwide, and the Supreme Court is granting masked federal agents the power to detain anyone without due process. Only by capturing the full picture can we prepare other cities for what’s ahead, and ready ourselves for the likelihood that these attacks will return with even greater force.
LA Times Analysis of DHS Data, June 1-26
- 1,600 people detained in Los Angeles County alone
- 68% of those detained had no criminal conviction
- The median age of people detained was 39, with the government primarily taking men
- Latinos are overrepresented in detainments (graph below)
Mexican Consulate Survey of 330 Detained Mexican Citizens
- 52% have resided in the US for at least a decade
- 31% have children born in the US
- Occupations
- 16.4% – Car Washes
- 13.3% – Construction Workers
- 13% – Factory Workers
- 11.5% – Landscaping
What’s Next?
Republicans in Washington just handed ICE a $75 billion funding boost over four years — making its budget larger than the entire military of large countries like Spain and Ireland.
That scale of power is designed to target and intimidate our communities. We need to be ready. Click here to join our Rapid Response & Community Defense Training in person this Thursday, September 25, from 6-8 pm.
Four More Quick Hits
- City Council Approves Convention Center Modernization
City Council voted yesterday to move forward with a long-awaited renovation and expansion to bring LA’s Convention Center into the 21st Century
Right now, our convention center is extremely outdated, lagging behind cities like Fresno and Kansas City in performance. This is a big investment that will create thousands of good-paying, union jobs while attracting new visitors to LA.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
This week, we joined hundreds of local officials across the country in signing a letter opposing President Trump’s latest attack on Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness was created in 2007 to help teachers, nurses, city workers, and nonprofit staff get their student loans forgiven after 10 years of public service. Now, Trump is trying to rewrite the rules to kick people out of the program if they work for organizations his administration disagrees with — from immigrant rights groups to nonprofits supporting free speech and civil rights.
This move is illegal and deeply unfair to the people who have spent years serving their communities with the promise of debt relief.
- Las Palmas Senior Center Resource Fair
We joined the Las Palmas Senior Center — the only city-run senior center in CD13 — for their Open House & Resource Fair. 💜
We connected with our incredible Las Palmas seniors, handed out backpacks to young students, and enjoyed a wonderful dance performance from the talented seniors themselves.
- Dr. Simi, Welcome to the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
Farmacias Similares is a household name in Mexico and much of Central America because it has the distinction of being the only pharmacy that has a mascot with a cult following – Dr. Simi.
Simi-mania has now taken over Hollywood with the Grand Opening of “Similandia” on the Walk of Fame, where you can find Simi merch like El Chavo del Ocho, El Chapulín Colorado, and even Astronaut Simi.
How to Foster with the LA Animal Service Shelters 101
Fostering can sound intimidating, but if you have extra space at home & are willing to risk falling in love with your future foster, these are the simple steps to start your fostering journey:
- Find your nearest LA Animal Service Shelter
- Download the Official Foster Application
- Once filled out, email the completed form to ani.foster@lacity.org
- Lastly, head over to your nearest shelter with a government-issued photo ID.
Fostering shelter dogs & cats allows them to have a much-needed break from the kennels, increases morale, and allows them to meet potential adopters!
