The region authorities indicate that immigration services have led to a situation where any residents are afraid to leave home – they are giving up commuting and avoiding public transport. As a result, local companies evidence losses and any of them are forced to close down.
The introduction of a local emergency state enables state funds to be redirected to legal aid and another forms of support for residents affected by immigration raids. According to Lindsey Horvath County's supervisory office, a dedicated net portal will be launched within the next 2 months, through which those in request will be able to apply for rent subsidies. The initiative may besides be an introduction to the introduction of a moratorium on evictions, although this would require a separate decision by the region authorities.
Guards vs. Society
In the summer, president Donald Trump's administration intensified its actions against immigrants in Los Angeles County. The increased raids of the migration services led to the outbreak of protests that the president decided to suppress, directing troops of the National defender and Marines to the city for over a month. national agents detained people without legal position in shops, car washes or bus stops. There have besides been cases of detention of U.S. citizens.
Governors indignant
Later this month, California's governor, Gavin Newsom, announced that he would consider leaving the U.S. governors' association if the government of individual states did not halt their common intervention. He thus commented on sending the Texas National defender to Illinois and Oregon to counter riots and crime. The politician of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, besides issued a akin threat of leaving the organization.
The politicians' reactions are a consequence to the decision of the Republican politician of Texas, Greg Abbot, who agreed to have president Donald Trump send statewide National defender troops to Chicago and Portland. The intervention concerns places where tiny protests are regularly held against the activities of ICE immigration services, which have frequently turned into confrontations with officers.
