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LA Immigration Raids Slash Business Traffic, Cost $3.16 M

7/23/2026

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Summary

Story summary

June 2025 immigration raids in Los Angeles County cut traffic by 46,000 visits and cost businesses $3.16 million in two weeks.
A UCLA survey of 75 Latino owners found 59% lost more than half their revenue and 68% closed or reduced hours after the raids.
Researchers extrapolated losses could reach $114 million in a month, with 76% of owners reporting anxiety or depression and 95% still facing financial stress a year later.

History

Historical Context

Secure Communities, created by ICE in 2007, linked fingerprint data to immigration records and grew from 14 jurisdictions under George W. Bush to more than 1,210 jurisdictions by March 2011 during the Obama administration. After being halted in 2014 and revived in 2017, the program’s nationwide raid model resurfaced in June 2025 Los Angeles, cutting 46,000 business visits.

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Story summary

June 2025 immigration raids in Los Angeles County cut traffic by 46,000 visits and cost businesses $3.16 million in two weeks.
A UCLA survey of 75 Latino owners found 59% lost more than half their revenue and 68% closed or reduced hours after the raids.
Researchers extrapolated losses could reach $114 million in a month, with 76% of owners reporting anxiety or depression and 95% still facing financial stress a year later.

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