LA Mayor Provides Cash Aid to Immigration Raid Victims | JQJO

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan to provide cash assistance via cards to families affected by recent immigration raids. The funds, totaling a "couple hundred" dollars per card, will be distributed within a week by immigrant rights groups using money from philanthropic partners, not city funds. This initiative mirrors the Angeleno Cards program from 2020. The announcement coincided with a new executive order strengthening the city's sanctuary policy, prompting a review of LAPD's immigration enforcement protocols and a request for ICE raid records. The city also plans to join a lawsuit against the raids.