Mayor Bass highlighted economic consequences of immigration raids in Los Angeles, noting vacant businesses and residents afraid to leave homes, the Los Angeles Times reported.

"Many small businesses in the area who rely on immigrant customers have seen a significant drop in business," said Supervisor Hilda Solis.

Immigration raids have had a profound chilling effect in parts of the city, with Angelenos staying home from work, school and other outings.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the loss of immigrant labor her biggest concern amid the ongoing ICE raids and anti-ICE riots throughout her city.

Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed. He has said ICE is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day and that the agency has arrested “dangerous criminals.” It is an assertion many lawmakers and city leaders decry.

Workplace raids and immigration sweeps at Home Depot parking lots have sparked fear in L.A.’s immigrant community. Roughly 11 million immigrants live in California including millions who are in mixed-status households.

Los Angeles is home to the country’s largest population of undocumented immigrants. So when President Trump’s immigration raids arrived, many expected trouble.

Council members are scheduled to meet on Tuesday to consider extending the curfew covering a one-square-mile zone that Bass enacted in response to vandalism and looting during protests over the

A wave of immigration raids at national and local levels is affecting farms, hotels, and construction, raising concerns about long-term impacts on these industries and the economies they help sustain.