Los Angeles — A coalition of immigrant tenants and housing advocates rallied outside the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, urging officials to enact sweeping eviction protections before the Board adjourns for the holiday recess.
Operating under the banner ‘Evict ICE, Not Us’, the coalition has been calling for an eviction moratorium since federal immigration raids intensified in June, in addition to immediate eviction protections. Organizers say the operations have destabilized workplaces, slashed incomes and placed thousands of immigrant families at risk of losing their homes. Supervisors, they argue, have not responded with sufficient urgency.
The coalition’s demands are supported by dozens of organizations, including the L.A. Tenants Union, Rent Brigade, NDLON, DSA-LA, CLEAN Carwash Worker Center, Ground Game LA, the Garment Workers Center and Community Power Collective, as well as several local elected officials from Cudahy, Maywood, Huntington Park and Bell Gardens…