Highlighted Item: Immigrant Affairs and Worker Protections

Oct. 31, 2025 Report on Promoting Economic Resilience: Supporting the Small Business Interruption Fund and Launching Cash Aid for Impacted Families

On July 15, 2025, the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted a motion directing the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) and its Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA), in consultation with the Chief Executive Office (CEO), County Counsel (CC), Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC), Department of Public Works (DPW), Internal Services Department (ISD), and any other relevant County departments and community partners, to report back with recommendations and an assessment of the feasibility of establishing a program to retrieve, safeguard, and return equipment or belongings left behind in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County (County) by individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or other federal agencies engaged in immigration enforcement.  The Board further directed OIA and DCBA’s Office of Labor Equity (OLE), in collaboration with County Counsel, to report back on the feasibility of using an
existing County hotline to accept international collect calls in order to reunite earnings with deported individuals to serve as an access point for deported County residents seeking to recover earnings or coordinate with family members, representatives, or appropriate agencies to reclaim financial resources owed to them.

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