Illustration: HuffPost; Photo: Getty ImagesWhen federal immigration officers swarmed Los Angeles in June to carry out mass deportations, Magda’s income dried up almost overnight. AdvertisementLos Angeles County, with a population that is nearly half Latino, is a key part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors has previously passed temporary restrictions on evictions for people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the January 2025 wildfires. (Some parts of LA County, including the city of Los Angeles, have an eviction debt threshold of one month Fair Market Rent.) AdvertisementCommunity members at a February 3 Los Angeles Board of Supervisors meeting, holding signs in support of eviction protections.

Source: Huffington Post February 20, 2026 15:01 UTC