{"id":20199,"date":"2025-07-21T16:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/?page_id=20199"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:56:56","slug":"undocumented-immigrants-estimates-la-county-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/publications\/undocumented-immigrants-estimates-la-county-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Undocumented Immigrants in Los Angeles County (2025 Data Estimates)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/11\/USC_ERI_LA_County_Undoc_Estimates_Nov2025.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/07\/undocu-estimates-rr-cover-scaled.png\" alt=\"Cover of the presentation depicting downtown Los Angeles skyline\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/07\/undocu-estimates-rr-cover-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/07\/undocu-estimates-rr-cover-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/07\/undocu-estimates-rr-cover-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/07\/undocu-estimates-rr-cover-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/07\/undocu-estimates-rr-cover-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>July 2025<\/p>\n<p>The recent attacks on immigrants have harmed communities and sown fear. People are being taken in unmarked vehicles and disappeared without their right to due process. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/economy\/2025\/07\/immigration-raids-california-jobs\/\">People are not going to work<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lapublicpress.org\/2025\/07\/la-restaurants-ice-raids\/\">businesses and restaurants are shutting down<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2025-06-19\/ice-raids-have-us-farms-fearing-food-shortages-supply-chains-cracking\">food prices are on the rise<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/the-real-costs-of-ice-raids-at-schools-and-what-educators-should-do\/\">schools<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doctors-fear-ice-agents-health-care-facilities-deterring-people\/\">hospitals<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-07-11\/la-me-church-sweeps-worship\">churches<\/a> are no longer safe.<\/p>\n<p>These raids are devastating our economy, with statewide losses under a scenario of deporting all undocumented workers hovering around\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.bayareaeconomy.org\/report\/economic-impact-of-mass-deportation-in-california\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bayareaeconomy.org\/report\/economic-impact-of-mass-deportation-in-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">$275 billion<\/a>, caused by labor shortages, delays, increased prices, and decreased business activity. A single raid can destabilize a neighborhood\u2019s entire <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/justice\/2025\/07\/worksite-immigration-raids\/\">economy<\/a> and can have resounding effects to disrupt entire industries. Unable to afford missing work, some force themselves to work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/13\/business\/ice-workplace-raids-home-depot\">in an atmosphere of fear<\/a> that extends to the families and friends of undocumented Angelenos.<\/p>\n<p>The immigration raids ripple through every aspect of our lives and make communities less safe for <i>everyone<\/i>, not just undocumented immigrants. These raids uproot lives, tear families apart, endanger our communities, and take away our rights. To secure thriving communities, a fair economy, and the kind of country we want to live in, we must pay attention and take action to ensure that our immigrant communities can flourish and feel secure.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this data on our impacted immigrant communities support the ongoing efforts happening in the movement to fight for justice and make our communities safer.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Jeffer Giang, Thai Le, Paris Viloria, and Manuel Pastor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Please note: An earlier version of this PDF contained an error on slide 16 (self-employment) that impacted the data represented in the bar chart. The data cited in the narrative for the undocumented population was correct (&#8220;one fifth&#8221;). The data shown for the undocumented population in the bar chart (20%) was also correct. 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