"You have people who don't want to leave their homes, who are not going to work, and they are in need of cash," Mayor Karen Bass said at a press conference.

Immigrant workers are central to recovery efforts in neighborhoods burned in the January wildfires, but recent raids have led some to stay home.

The city of Los Angeles and other Southern California municipalities are joining a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration aimed at halting immigration raids that have spread panic among immigrant communities and sparked widespread protests.

Community organizers across Los Angeles remain active in their fight to protect undocumented community members.

Jonathan Caravello, a U.S. citizen, was detained by federal agents during a protest that unfolded at last week's raid at Glass House Farms in Camarillo.

The legal move came the day after federal agents and National Guard troops converged on a Los Angeles park in an extraordinary show of force.

Jaime Alanis Garcia died days after falling some 30 feet during a chaotic raid on Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California, according to his family.