‘It seemed like a ghost town’: LA food vendors on how Trump’s Ice raids affected business

Business owners explain how summer immigration sweeps have shaken the community and left them vulnerable'

From early morning to late at night, food vendors are feeding the people of Los Angeles. They offer nearly anything - tamales, fried fish, crispy tacos, mole, pupusas, fresh fruit, esquites, bacon-wrapped hot dogs - to Angelenos as they start their commutes or head home after the bars have closed.

Taco trucks and food vendors are a vital part of the city's celebrated culinary scene, one that came under attack this summer as Donald Trump ordered mass immigration raids across the city.