Anti-ICE riots, protests in LA cost taxpayers over $30 million: city official

The anti-ICE riots and protests that took place in Los Angeles earlier this month will result in $30 million in costs to taxpayers, according to a city official. The riots and protests took place earlier this month in response to the Trump administration ramping up immigration enforcement efforts in the state.

Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia posted the figure on X, saying that the cost of LAPD's response and work to patrol the riots and protests added up to $29.5 million and public property as well as clean-up efforts will cost $1.4 million.

He wrote the "$29.5 million or 92% relates to LAPD's response to protests against ICE including citywide tactical alert costs," and that the "$1.4 million relates to clean-up / public property damage."