The county Board of Supervisors will consider declaring a local state of emergency Tuesday in response to ongoing federal immigration enforcement raids, alleging they are preventing people from going to work and forcing some businesses to close.

The board last week, on a 4-1 vote, directed county staff to draft the proclamation and bring it back for approval.

Supervisor Lindsey Horvath introduced the motion calling for the drafting of the emergency proclamation in response to a report presented to the board by county attorneys on options for possibly enacting an eviction moratorium or other protections for people impacted by the raids.

The Los Angeles Tenants Union advocacy group has been pushing the board for weeks to enact such a moratorium, saying the raids are creating enough fear t

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