The Brief
- Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive to shield immigrant Angelenos from “senseless and lawless” federal enforcement.
- A new report reveals $3.7 million in business losses and $840 million in total output disruption following federal immigration raids in late 2025.
- The analysis highlights a deepening rift between local economic stability and federal policy, showing that nearly half of surveyed small businesses lost more than 50% of their revenue during the crackdown.
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Karen Bass is intensifying her “full force” approach to city leadership on Tuesday, taking simultaneous aim at federal immigration enforcement and the insurance industry’s role in stalling wildfire recovery.
The dual effort comes as a sobering new report quantifies the massive economic disruption caused by federal raids on Los Angeles County‘s small businesses and workforce.
What we know:…