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An L.A. car wash owner wonders whether his business can survive ICE raids targeting immigrant workers.

In recent months, at least 340 workers have been detained in raids on over 100 Southern California car washes, devastating an industry reliant on immigrant labor.

The car wash hadn’t yet opened for the day, but its owner was already on edge.

He scanned the street for law enforcement vehicles and hit refresh on a crowdsourced map that showed recent immigration sweeps.

“They were busy in our area yesterday,” he warned his employees. “Be careful.”

But except for staying home, there were few precautions that the workers, mostly men from Mexico, could take.

The business is located

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