On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council is expected to tackle the growing cost of protests sparked by recent immigration raids.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a memo by City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo to the city council revealed that the protest costs $19.7 million, but could increase. The outlet also reported that the Los Angeles Police Department spent $16.9 million, which includes $11.7 million for overtime.
This comes weeks after the city council approved a $13.9 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
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On June 10, a few days after the protests against the immigration raids began, Mayor Karen Bass told L.A.’s Morning News’ Vicky Moore and Mike Simpson that the city couldn’t afford for these protests to happen.
“This is very expensive for this to happen, which again is why I go back to the raids need to stop, and then the crowds will stop,” she said.
City council is expected to meet at 10 a.m.
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