Fearing Ice Raids, some LA Residents Skip Doctor’s Visits: ‘Everybody’s Life Is on Pause’

Fearing Ice raids, some LA residents skip doctor’s visits: ‘Everybody’s life is on pause’

Health networks in other US cities fear the Ice operations seen in LA will be replicated in their communitiesOn a Wednesday morning earlier this month, Jane*, the coordinator for a mobile clinic at a temporary housing campus in Downey, just southeast of Los Angeles, was weaving through the line of patients, helping them fill out routine forms.Everything was normal, she recalled, until she glimpsed, from the corner of her eye, the facility’s secu…

Here's how organizations across SoCal are offering aid to people affected by the immigration sweeps

LAist has put together an evolving list of what organizations are helping with grocery drop-offs, remote jobs and other resources.