The Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) is urging city officials to implement a rent moratorium as intensified immigration enforcement operations, particularly by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), disrupt local businesses and create widespread fear. Immigrants, fearing arrest, are avoiding work, leaving many businesses struggling and unable to meet rent payments by July 1.
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LATU’s Call for Action
During a recent press conference, Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) representatives voiced concerns about the impact of ICE enforcement on both workers and employers in the region. They emphasized that the fear of deportation has forced many employees, particularly immigrants, to stay home, leaving businesses facing severe financial losses.
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Immigrant Workers Affected
According to a LATU representative who identified herself as undocumented, many tenants will struggle to pay rent in the upcoming month. “This militarization of our community has closed down businesses, taken away street vendors, separated families, and then people cannot pay their rent. They have barely the minimum to survive,” she said…