In response to ongoing immigration protests, Los Angeles has faced nearly $20 million in expenses. The LAPD has incurred $16.9 million, predominantly from overtime work. Costs also include repairs totaling approximately $780,601 to city buildings. Demonstrations have escalated, leading to violence and significant police action including the use of tear gas. President Trump’s proposed mass deportation operation further complicates the city’s financial situation, as revenues drop, worsened by pandemic impacts.
Some estimates, excluding the police, run only through June 13 and the tally is expected to increase.
President Trump has vowed to carry out the biggest mass deportation operation in U.S. history and called on federal agents to detain and deport undocumented people in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.
The additional costs from the protests will strain L.A.'s already-shaky finances.
During protests in 2020 over the murder of George Floyd by a Minnesota police officer, the LAPD spent $40 million on overtime.
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