
LA houses the largest cut and sew apparel base in the US.
ICE raids on LA garment factories have disrupted the immigrant-driven US apparel sector, exposing the contradiction in promoting ‘Made in USA’ while cracking down on its workforce.
With immigrants comprising nearly one-third of garment workers, the crackdown threatens domestic production, exports, and the very revival tariffs aim to support.LA houses the largest cut and sew apparel base in the US.
ICE raids on LA garment factories have disrupted the immigrant-driven US apparel sector, exposing the contradiction in promoting ‘Made in USA’ while cracking down on its workforce.
With immigrants comprising nearly one-third of garment workers, the crackdown threatens domestic production, exports, and the very revival tariffs aim to support.