US EditionTrump's Crackdown Leaves LA's Undocumented Migrants on Brink of Homelessness
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 2 – More than 2,200 people were arrested in June raids, with 60% having no criminal records, increasing fears of family separations and homelessness among undocumented migrants.
- In June and July 2025, ICE agents arrested over 2,200 undocumented migrants in raids across Los Angeles and its suburbs, destabilizing many families.
- These raids intensified under President Donald Trump's administration as part of a deportation drive targeting undocumented migrants, sparking fear and economic hardship.
- Affected persons, such as Martha and Maria Martinez, lost sole family incomes and struggled to cover rent and expenses despite emergency aid and minimum-wage jobs.
- Andrea Gonzalez, deputy director at the labor rights nonprofit CLEAN Carwash Workers Center, described the situation as a crisis, highlighting that 60% of detainees had no prior criminal records and that the aid provided covers under 10% of the rent for affected families.
- Los Angeles officials plan philanthropic funds and calls for eviction moratoriums reflect efforts to prevent a rise in homelessness among immigrant households.
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When her husband was arrested by immigration police in early July near Los Angeles, Martha must have abruptly separated from the father of her two daughters, but she also lost the income that allowed her to maintain her home.
Trump crackdown leaves LA's undocumented on brink of homelessness
BUENA PARK, United States — When her husband was arrested in an immigration raid near Los Angeles last month, Martha was abruptly separated from the father of her two daughters. But she also lost the salary that allowed her to keep a roof over their heads. “He’s the pillar of the family… he was the only one working,” said the undocumented woman, using a pseudonym for fear of reprisals. “He’s no longer here to help us, to support me and my daught…
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Trump's crackdown leaves LA's undocumented migrants on brink of homelessness
When her husband was arrested in an immigration raid near Los Angeles last month, Martha was abruptly separated from the father of her two daughters. But she also lost the salary that allowed her to keep a roof over their…
When her husband was arrested by the immigration police in early July near Los Angeles, Martha was brutally separated from the father of her two daughters. But she also lost the salary that allowed her to keep a roof on her head."This is the pillar of the family, (...) he was...
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