Gascón recently claimed the endorsement of the powerful Los Angeles County Federation of Labor in announcing his reelection campaign. George Gascón announced at a Monday news conference that he is launching an investigation into working conditions for migrants hired at hotels. AdvertisementThe hotel’s actions are “indefensible,” said Angelica Salas, executive director of the advocacy organization Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles. “They were exhausted and they were tired and they were scared when they came to Los Angeles,” he said at the news conference. Some of the shelter’s residents approached the organizers, who were armed with clipboards, and fielded questions about the migrants’ work experience, scribbling their answers down.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 23, 2023 20:36 UTC