The recent wave of immigration enforcement raids sweeping across Los Angeles has severely undermined the safety and well-being of communities of color and other marginalized groups. Among those most vulnerable are our unhoused neighbors, who face intersecting and heightened risks. Already subjected to pervasive surveillance, criminalization, and systemic neglect, unhoused individuals in the county are now experiencing added layers of fear, displacement, and instability due to intensified immigration enforcement.
Periodic Assessment of Trajectories of Housing, Homelessness, and Health Study (PATHS) June 2025 Update: Impact of Immigration Raids on Los Angeles’ Unhoused Community
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Year: 2025