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LA's Piñata District has been pummeled by ICE sweeps: 'A party is now a luxury'

LA's Piñata District has been pummeled by ICE sweeps: 'A party is now a luxury'

Once crowded with families shopping for candy, piñatas and party supplies, the Piñata District now struggles as fear of immigration sweeps keeps customers away.

“You see how lonely it is? There's no cars; there's no people walking," Santoyo said. "It is dead.”

"Everybody's really scared of coming,” she said.

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