Are Trump's deportation policies slowing down the Los Angeles wildfires clean up? | ITV News
When wildfires swept through Los Angeles in January, they left behind more than scorched earth and charred ruins.
They tore through lives, dreams, and entire communities, exposing the fragility of a city built at the edge of beauty and danger.
Four months on from the fires, ITV News correspondent Romilly Weeks returns to uncover the human stories behind one of the most destructive — and costly — disasters ever recorded in California.
She hears from residents in the city who say there’s now a shortage of labourers to rebuild the city, caused by Donald Trump’s targeting of illegal migrants.
Watch ‘After The Inferno: LA from The Ashes – Tonight’ on Thursday May 1, at 8.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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