According to Los Angeles County officials, the household cash fund with financial income from ongoing federal immigration attacks will be up and running within one month.
The board voted 4-0 on Tuesday to create the fund with a charity, focusing on workers and their families in small cities and non-incorporated Los Angeles County.
The fund has very little details. It is unclear who qualifies or how much the family expects to collect.
For nearly two months, the Trump administration’s sweeping attacks have left residents in the area in trouble, with immigrant agents snatching people from transactions, car washes, home warehouse stores and street corners. Church benches, hospitals and the entire community have More empty than usual. Many say they are afraid to go to work because they weigh the need to collect a salary with the risk of possible arrest and deportation.
Supervisor Hilda Solis said: “We are sending a clear message: Los Angeles County stands with our immigrant community and we will continue to fight to ensure that every resident, regardless of immigration status, needs their dignity and support to survive and thrive.”
The county also hopes to expand a fund for the financial impact of the attack, according to a motion approved by supervisors.
Superintendent Kathryn Barger was absent, following Mayor Karen Bass. announcement Last week, the city will provide cash to people affected by raids sweeping immigration. Bass said the aid was also funded by charity and would be distributed using a cash card with “one hundred” dollars.
Federal agents conducting immigration attacks are usually in plain clothes, with sunglasses and masks covering their faces. Supervisor Janice Hahn said Tuesday she plans to introduce an ordinance that prohibits law enforcement from covering up its identity in areas where county governments are unincorporated local governments.
“While law enforcement officers interact with the public, they should never wear personal disguise or cover up their identity while interacting with the public,” Hahn said.
The county is also considering a plan to protect property left by people detained in ice media in unappointed areas and to start a hotline for expelled workers to retrieve unpaid wages.
The rampant immigration has left A bunch of money – Cars, lawn mowers, ice cream carts – scattered throughout the area, with no clear way to reunite with the owner.
“Most people don’t know how to get a final salary when deported, how to reconcile with their equipment or anything related to the life they live here,” Rosa Soto, head of the General Medical Center Foundation in Los Angeles, said at the conference. “The top priority is the support we need.
