Recent federal immigration raids in the Los Angeles area have separated breadwinners from their families, leaving many struggling to pay rent . In response, county leaders are reviving an idea dating back to the COVID-19 pandemic: pausing evictions for those who can’t pay rent on time.

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday, with Supervisor Kathryn Barger absent, to instruct county lawyers to report back to the board in two weeks on options for a new “eviction moratorium” related to the immigration raids.

The plan, as written, would be to target relief to “individuals or households that have been financially impacted, lost employment or had family members taken by federal agents.”

The county’s proposal will need further consideration and approval in future votes befo

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