#Los Angeles ICE Raids/Protest + National Guard (June 2025)
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I don’t know to what extent the protest impacted the release of some but glad to see it. https://www.threads.com/@bronsonland/post/DL86-LARmxc
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From earlier today
https://bsky.app/profile/acatwithnews.bsky.social/post/3ltmyq2blac2j
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Earlier at Camarillo https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3ltnughd4sk2z
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https://bsky.app/profile/acatwithnews.bsky.social/post/3ltnl4mfpoc2c
Homan's argument seems to be aligned with attorney's argument
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ltoyyfr5vt2m
the last one seems to be aligned with what Mayor of Boston is doing
https://bsky.app/profile/acatwithnews.bsky.social/post/3ltp5uifwas2i
Boston: https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/06/10/wu-boston-trump-ice-arrests-transparency
should be interesting if those FOIA requests actually come into fruition and make them publicly available
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There are unconfirmed reports of ICE agents at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu. I'll try to keep tabs if it's confirmed and if they head out somewhere
Source is text message from 805undocufund alerts, no other confirmation yet
The United Farm Workers union said it was told one worker fell several stories from a greenhouse at the Camarillo location. UFW official Elizabeth Strater said the person was taken from the Ventura County farm by ambulance. Strater said the person suffered catastrophic injuries and is not expected to survive. The worker’s name was not released, and local law enforcement officials could not immediately provide any details.
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Probable DHS plane has started circling over Valley Glen in the the San Fernando Valley: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=~29b755
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Is there any way to look up takeoffs from Mugu?
Nbvc is a naval air station and air national guard station
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Is there any way to look up takeoffs from Mugu?
Here's what I see from today:
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a3a4c1&lat=34.123&lon=-119.117&zoom=12.1&showTrace=2025-07-11
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a04b31&lat=34.119&lon=-119.113&zoom=12.1&showTrace=2025-07-11
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a5ad74&lat=34.116&lon=-119.125&zoom=12.1&showTrace=2025-07-11
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae1180&lat=34.119&lon=-119.122&zoom=12.1&showTrace=2025-07-11
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Those look like normal flights over the weapons range at san Nicholas
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https://www.threads.com/@ufwupdates/post/DL-taeJTe59
The man who fell has now died. I think this is the first death from a raid itself (vs while in detention).
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Hello, is anybody aware of a resource that is collecting images of vehicles used by ICE in LA, in order to aid in real time identification. Thank you.
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Now it's official -
https://apnews.com/article/california-immigration-stops-arrests-b4d59afc4aa6be4944e67f773aa34096?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
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Now it's official -
https://apnews.com/article/california-immigration-stops-arre...
Good breakdown here https://www.threads.com/@ash.renee411/post/DL_W7pDowPl
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Good breakdown here https://www.threads.com/@ash.renee411/post/DL_W7pDowPl
makes you wonder, what specific "physical traits" is he referring to exactly: #1381169631263199232 message
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The man who fell has now died. I think this is the first death from a raid itsel...
Update today from hospital says he is still alive in critical condition.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-farm-worker-dies-injuries-sustained-ice-raid/story?id=123690867
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https://www.threads.com/@ufwupdates/post/DL-taeJTe59
Update on the raid and the underage workers from CA cannabis farm https://www.threads.com/@rebcam2000/post/DMA1Q_YRSWU
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Update on the raid and the underage workers from CA cannabis farm https://www.th...
there is a comment stating that there are still other parts of the farm that grow the original crops tomatoes and cucumbers. after looking into it, it does seem that is true but not the strongest evidence. this article discusses the original purchase and plans with the property starting 3 years go: https://www.vcreporter.com/news/going-from-red-to-green-glass-house-converts-a-tomato-farm-to-a-high-tech/article_6e82ad14-b1a6-5bd2-b698-39a5a4602bdc.html
and an article about recent tour (december 2024) suggests that the conversion was still ongoing: https://fruitandflower.substack.com/p/inside-glass-house-farms-2024
so there is some veracity to the claim that these individuals might have been working in the non weed agricultural parts of the farm.
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there is a comment stating that there are still other parts of the farm that gro...
I tried to find the law on this because I saw another post that said even if youth worked on non cannabis parts it was still illegal but I could not independently verify during my brief search. Laws vary by state too.
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https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/child-labor/agriculture
https://www.fels.net/employment-safety/minors-working-in-agriculture/
https://www.osha.gov/etools/youth-agriculture/rights-laws
it seems it depends on a few factors, age, time of day(in relation to school hours) and the job. but broadly speaking, it is permitted
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Video from cannabis farm operation of manager asking for warrant. I read an account of this in an earlier link but this is video from manager https://www.threads.com/@sthrnbella/post/DMAlw9rvy2w
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I'm curious if the individuals that stated they were instructed to delete videos know that "deleting" a video on most phones wont actually delete it but instead places it into a "recently deleted" folder with some rules on when to permanently delete(something like 30 days). which can also, depending on phone or backup service, still place copies in a cloud in the same limbo file storage.
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I'm curious if the individuals that stated they were instructed to delete videos...
Wondering about this too especially since a man was probably fatally injured and deletion could be seen as destruction of evidence depending on what was filmed.
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forensically speaking, there are other methods for recovering videos from phones as well. I'm not aware of {apple} for example overwriting data immediately after a deletion of the record.
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/11/politics/california-immigration-arrests-probable-cause
(archived https://archive.ph/8HuHo)
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https://kolektiva.social/@LukefromDC/114838670920255200
I'm noticing that in past videos, ICE Agents have been shown carrying around long rifles/carbines, but here they don't seem to be carrying any. Is there any particular reason this would have changed, or is this just an exception to the rule?
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I'm noticing that in past videos, ICE Agents have been shown carrying around lon...
There was an on the ground video posted earlier of this same interaction and it did include individuals with long rifles
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I'm noticing that in past videos, ICE Agents have been shown carrying around lon...
Maybe I saw it somewhere else, but I thought there was another video posted of a rifle being pointed at journalists/videographer in this incident
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The DHS said 14 children were rescued from potential forced labor, exploitation, and trafficking. Glass House Farms denied those claims, saying it has never knowingly employed minors.
https://abc7.com/post/over-300-arrests-made-during-immigration-raids-marijuana-farms-camarillo-carpinteria-dhs-says/17075922/
via ABC7LA App
Dhs bumped the number of arrested undocumented workers up to 319
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Here: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1381169631263199232/139229...
I watched this video and I didn't see any long rifles. There's a lot of action in the video, maybe I missed them?
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DHS may have different requirements for officers between how they deploy in Sanctuary Cities versus everywhere else. During the evidence warrant debacle in Minneapolis, HSI and partner agencies all had long guns. The warrants executed in neighboring suburbs had officers unarmed and in light jackets.
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I watched this video and I didn't see any long rifles. There's a lot of action i...
It’s possible I might be mixing up incidents, I’ll keep looking for the video when I’m back to my desk. But, I thought this particular incident one officer exited their vehicle with a long rifle pointed.
To tack on to what bj mentioned too, this was at a courthouse. I can’t recall seeing any in building officers with long rifles in the other courthouse events vs the open air parking lots and carwashes etc.
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It’s possible I might be mixing up incidents, I’ll keep looking for the video wh...
Are you thinking of this one? https://www.threads.com/@pdperg/post/DL7oV3_POQg
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Are you thinking of this one? https://www.threads.com/@pdperg/post/DL7oV3_POQg
Possibly, that image is really poor quality, I thought it was a video. And re reading the above article from the sfo courthouse there are specific mentions of rifles drawn
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Title:
DHS confirms 361 people detained in Carpinteria and Camarillo raids at Glass House Farms
(Sent from NewsChannel 3-12)
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https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DMIdwlLRgth/
Is this the first example of foreign cars being used by agents?
Nissan and Hyundai
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Is this the first example of foreign cars being used by agents?
Nah. I've seen Hondas and Hyundais before. But it is interesting that there is blank dealership plate on from Lexus of Valencia on there (like they do for new vehicles before they get new license plates)
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Is this the first example of foreign cars being used by agents?
No, I thought I spoke about this a while ago, but I guess it was on a different server. You are right that's it's uncommon for agencies to use "non-big 3", non-American vehicles though:
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https://www.ddinstagram.com/p/DMESBdby2Si/
Just noticed I missed the Nissan truck in this recap
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I'm wondering if they're just grabbing what they can, and the gov't possibly got good deals on nissans in bulk given the state of the company? I have found a few more examples of 2021 to 2025 grey or black Pathfinders though I wont post them because they could also be misidentified civilian vehicles. nevertheless
FWIW, some common ICE/DHS undercover vehicles in VA which tracks with other states more or less:
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Just noticed I missed the Nissan truck in this recap
there have been a few hyundais and one clapped out toyota minivan missing half of its hubcaps (seen in the attempted raid at the Dodgers stadium last month) but indeed, the vast majority of foreign cars appear to be recent model year Nissans - Pathfinders and Titans, mostly, it seems.
Nissan's financial state in North America is pretty awful currently, so it's likely that they could buy them en masse for cheap
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I have been wondering too how many of these vehicles were ones already in inventory, and how many are new purchases. I did see at least one brand new 2025 vehicle
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I have been wondering too how many of these vehicles were ones already in invent...
Since plates can't be trusted, being that they could've been swapped, VIN information can be used to verify that. That can be gleaned from a sufficiently hi-res image of the lower driverside corner of the windshield on practically any vehicle.
From that you can determine manufacture date, options (new fleet vehicles are virtually always the lowest-spec options and/or the same options across the fleet as it streamlines maintenance, ones bought used may be a mish-mash of options)
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Since plates can't be trusted, being that they could've been swapped, VIN inform...
I would say tho unfortunately, for most of the footage of these arrests and sightings, it will be difficult to get that VIN
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(FWIW I am saying all this as someone who is a mechanic and upfitter at Canada's largest importer/buyer of a certain type of vehicle, as hinted at by my username) 😉
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I would say tho unfortunately, for most of the footage of these arrests and sigh...
there have been some that are close, and even a partial vin is helpful
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oh for sure, Not denying the helpfulness
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in particular, if you can get digits 3 through 8, or if 3 through 8 are the same across multiple sightings, then you can determine that they are identically optioned or not. for that, dont even need to know what the digits are, just that if "blurry digits 3 through 8" appear to be the same as "blurry digits 3 through 8" on another vehicle
the last 5 digits will be useful for determining date of production and chain of ownership
everything else can be inferred from vehicle appearance and type to create a full vin
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Statement by US citizen and veteran detained in raid in Camarillo CA https://www.threads.com/@ufwupdates/post/DMJWmbXS0Ng
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Truthout on the specific targeting of sex workers as a target by ICE [CW: violence, SA] https://truthout.org/articles/sex-workers-are-being-abducted-by-ice-and-abandoned-by-respectability-politics/
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https://bsky.app/profile/lataco.bsky.social/post/3lu7nm5jytk26
Who is this guy? I keep seeing you posting videos of his with a taco on his forehead. At least I hope they're different ones.
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That's Memo Torres of L.A. Taco
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and also he's been consistent in covering ICE raids happening in Southern California on a daily basis too
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Who is this guy? I keep seeing you posting videos of his with a taco on his fore...
in case you want more background
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/04/la-taco-los-angeles-ice-protests/
archived: https://archive.ph/ogtYt
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It was awesome seeing that wapo article last week. Those folks have been doing critical work locally here in CA and it was cool to see them get some credit for it in the national news.
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yeah. I do love their pivot to what the community needs and the positive attention their way
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https://www.newsweek.com/ice-sanctuary-city-california-los-angeles-immigration-2100692
(archived https://archive.ph/bcPFP)
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Glad to see them use MacArthur Park for their promotional video 🙄 https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DMQyUrxTV8a/
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Glad to see them use MacArthur Park for their promotional video 🙄 https://www.d...
Must be part of a recruitment push? Is that the purpose of these style videos? Do any other LEO branches do this kind of thing?
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Past reports of this have been checked as false/exaggerated. https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-are-california-tow-trucks-targeting-ice-vehicles-2099366 Has this one been verified?
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Past reports of this have been checked as false/exaggerated. https://www.newswee...
This comes up in the replies, the person says she saw it happening but didn't provide video evidence, just screenshots of tiktok videos and a suggestion to look up the hashtag #icebeingtowed for additional videos. I do not have a tiktok account to check this.
Edit: Deleted original post as others did check this and it didn't support her claims
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Past reports of this have been checked as false/exaggerated. https://www.newswee...
I will need to find the link again, but saw the original post of this ‘news’ which was from a satire account. Almost all of the comments were along the lines of, “You got me! I thought this was true but look who’s posting it. I wish it were true,” type sentiment.
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I will need to find the link again, but saw the original post of this ‘news’ whi...
Archive to original post: https://archive.ph/ewUAq via https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jun/26/social-media/la-tow-truck-drivers-are-not-towing-ice-vehicles-t/
Nutshell: “In California, towing companies are not allowed to act on their own accord. Law enforcement or traffic enforcement officers must authorize a tow.”
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https://www.threads.com/@bronsonland/post/DMQn7qcS-Ot
Military convoys happen a lot between bases and depots. It's not necessarily a thing beyond some moving of equipment.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-30/ice-raids-lapd-special-order-40
archived: https://archive.ph/gcycB
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Border Patrol arrested an LA cyclist for looking ‘startled and nervous’ court records show
A federal judge blocked immigration agents from detaining people based solely on race or language as felony charges mount against residents who resisted deportation raids.
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Includes multiple videos from August 2
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https://x.com/mattfinnfnc/status/1953091242717515782?s=46&t=zLjyd0dos8z7-hyS181G...
Short video of incident at Home Depot near MacArthur Park: https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DNBMGQ7RH8c/
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Short video of incident at Home Depot near MacArthur Park: https://www.ddinstagr...
Video from within the truck itself https://bsky.app/profile/davidjbier.bsky.social/post/3lvqimwht722z
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Video from within the truck itself https://bsky.app/profile/davidjbier.bsky.soci...
Followed by a statement from the trucking company whose logo was shown in the video https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lvqpawbqc22w
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Followed by a statement from the trucking company whose logo was shown in the vi...
https://lapublicpress.org/2025/08/federal-agents-fake-job-offer-rental-truck-trap-day-laborers/
According to several on scene, the operation involved an undercover agent posing as a contractor who approached workers seeking employment. When laborers walked toward the Penske vehicle, its back door opened and uniformed agents stormed out to make arrests.
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Followed by a statement from the trucking company whose logo was shown in the vi...
A different video in the beginning shows people fleeing as federal agents inside a white van come out on August 6th in the morning.
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https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/immigration-enforcement-and-detention
The data presented here offers a glimpse into the mechanics of mass immigration enforcement, but it cannot capture the full scope of community displacement, economic disruption, and constitutional violations that characterize this enforcement surge. As legal challenges continue and communities organize resistance efforts, real-time detention data becomes an essential tool for accountability and advocacy.
Moving forward, continued monitoring of detention facility populations will be crucial for understanding how enforcement policies translate into human detention. The tools and methodologies presented here represent an attempt to make federal detention data more accessible and actionable for journalists, researchers, advocates, and affected communities. Only through sustained documentation and analysis can we hope to hold accountable a system that operates largely in the shadows, affecting thousands of lives while remaining largely invisible to the broader public.
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Short video of incident at Home Depot near MacArthur Park: https://www.ddinstagr...
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/07/immigrant-raid-home-depot-la-restraining-order/
(archived https://archive.ph/Cuwb3)
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https://theintercept.com/2025/08/07/immigrant-raid-home-depot-la-restraining-ord...
Follow up with U.S. Acting Attorney’s comments on “Operations Trojan Horse”
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https://www.threads.com/@karinajunker/post/DNHwUsBuzcK
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Protest planned Aug 12th in LA https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNG-Sf5BUOs
Instagram
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A note that the article this links to mentions ICE agents mocking protesters and giving a Nazi salute. https://bsky.app/profile/mikeelk.bsky.social/post/3lvvzk4thb227
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-13/fear-competes-with-joyous-ritual-as-new-school-year-begins-in-l-a
archived version: https://archive.ph/TAgRo
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Instagram
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNWJHYhhn6b/?igsh=MXQ2bHQ4dHl6cHNkbw==
Different videos of the same event earlier in Little Tokyo at downtown LA
https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DNWzdyHPHCD/
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Different videos of the same event earlier in Little Tokyo at downtown LA
https:...
Another video angle https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DNWKyWTh0kE/
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https://bsky.app/profile/iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social/post/3lwi2kp4rc22b
This is very interesting, because there were stories of tow truck drivers towing ICE vehicles but they were all considered to be made up, until this.
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Significant escalation in San Bernardino
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-16/federal-agents-fire-shots-during-operation-san-bernardino
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This is very interesting, because there were stories of tow truck drivers towing...
yup! I remember those exact stories you're talking about (and the ensuing factchecking). Of those, I recall there was one case that possibly did happen but it was mere coincidence they towed an ICE vehicle and lacking any photo/video evidence. I guess this is the first (recorded) instance of an ICE vehicle actually being towed away, eh?
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Looks like someone is making a database of vehicles used by ICE throughout LA with volume 2 releasing soon
https://www.ddinstagram.com/p/DNcAda4vggl/
haughty anvil
Looks like someone is making a database of vehicles used by ICE throughout LA wi...
There's another one here : https://www.stopice.net/platetracker/
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https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-08-24/supreme-court-reasonable-suspicion-border-agents-latino-arrests
archived: https://archive.ph/TF5OM
This year’s most far-reaching immigration case is likely to decide if immigration agents in Los Angeles are free to stop, question and arrest Latinos they suspect are here illegally
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If the court rules for Trump, it “could be enormously consequential” in Los Angeles and nationwide, said UCLA law professor Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of the Center for Immigration Law & Policy. “The government would read this as giving immigration enforcement agents a license to interrogate and detain people without individualized suspicion. It would likely set a pattern that could be used in other parts of the country.”
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The case now before the high court began June 18 when Pedro Vasquez Perdomo and two other Pasadena residents were arrested at a bus stop where they were waiting to be picked up for a job. They said heavily armed men wearing masks grabbed them, handcuffed them and put them in a car and drove to a detention center.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-26/l-a-congressional-democrats-demand-answers-on-show-of-force-outside-newsoms-redistricting-news-conference
archived: https://archive.ph/odzPM
Rep. Friedman's press release: https://friedman.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-friedman-leads-california-delegation-demanding-answers-homeland
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-26/l-a-congressional-democrats-...
guess her communication team took some inspiration from DJT's signature ending statement in his Truth Social posts
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2 California surgery center employees indicted for allegedly assaulting federal agents
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From Department of Homeland Security's Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1461230928361210
Today, DHS made its 5,000th arrest in Los Angeles. 5,000 criminal illegal aliens, gang members, child predators, and murderers taken off the streets.
This is just the beginning.
Thank you, @cbpgov, @borderpatrol, and @icegov.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-28/l-a-teen-nabbed-on-street-by-ice-transferred-out-of-state-without-parents-knowledge
archived: https://archive.ph/ath8P
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On August 28 in the morning around 6:55 am
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On August 28 in the morning around 6:55 am
https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/D...
More photos in the Instagram page https://www.instagramez.com/p/DN5zHz-ETKz/
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More photos in the Instagram page https://www.instagramez.com/p/DN5zHz-ETKz/
Photos from LATU’s Instagram stories
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https://bsky.app/profile/lataco.bsky.social/post/3lxeaixgmq22c
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-08-28/immigration-deportation-los-angeles-mexico
archived: https://archive.ph/2p3LK
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https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-09-08/supreme-court-immigration-stops-los-angeles
archived: https://archive.ph/Dd8AA
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https://abc7.com/post/federal-agents-detain-multiple-people-gunpoint-van-nuys-video-shows/17782297/
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https://lapublicpress.org/2025/09/dhs-wants-ice-raid-warning-group-data/
These sites help communities avoid ICE—and now they’re under attack
Grassroots activists have built a sophisticated early warning system that alerts hundreds of thousands when immigration agents are spotted, but federal authorities are fighting back with legal threats.
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https://theintercept.com/2025/09/17/trump-total-military-troops-deployed-cost/
(archived https://archive.ph/xcW8y)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmfpngmLIzQ
from Andrea Velez, a U.S. citizen, who recounts her account in downtown ICE LA raid incident in this summer
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https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/la-county-ice-protest-not-guilty-acquittal/
(archived https://archive.ph/9z6as)
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Question from me, a foreigner: Did they always have this many ICE (plus local law enforcement?) or are they dramatically scaling up?
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I don't know the number on top of my head without Googling but my understanding is that compared to the number of local law enforcement officers, the number of ICE officers is often smaller since they're more focused on immigration enforcement operations than doing things like crowd control whenever there are protests happening. But with the recent Big Beautiful Bill that passed, we should expect to see more ICE officers on the streets soon
elder dragon
ICE went on a hiring blitz right after the inauguration. They even bought ad time on podcasts to get people to apply. I don't know how effective that was, but the administration has said they want to hire 10-20,000 new agents.
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Thanks both of you. I've really been wondering how they've been doing this. Same with the national guard etc
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The National Guard is already pretty large, it's just not all active duty personnel. If you go by the "two weekends a month and two weeks a year" recruiting slogan, only 4% of a state's available guards are on active duty. That number goes up when they get called up by specialty and need.
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The National Guard is already pretty large, it's just not all active duty person...
Ah, I didn't know this, I thought they were permanent/fulltime
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Not assuming anything with this, but "National Guard" has a lot of different contexts based on which country you're in. Some countries classify that as their top tier of military forces. Others treat them as forces to protect the regime. The USA version is very circumspect as a citizen militia assigned to the individual states for local protection. They also act as a "reserve" force for the larger military and can be activated to do war-like things abroad. But really, in the modern environment, are citizens with specific skills that switch to roles to protect a local community from a threat.
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Check out this story from Ventura County Star: ICE calls this Camarillo street its Ventura County home
This ICE field office in Camarillo has become an immigration enforcement flashpoint.
Ventura County is next door to LA county, we had the massive greenhouse raid a month back or so
Archive https://archive.ph/yD4L4
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they have fun with their evil-themed acronym name for the drone "AI" object detection program. not LoTR based this time, at least
The drone uses an artificial intelligence program, called Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar, or VaDER, to detect small objects — a human being, a rabbit, even a bird in flight. The infrared sensors can identify heat signatures even inside some buildings.
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The drones were first brought to the U.S. southern border in 2005 and retrofitted for surveillance operations. Homeland Security deployed the drones to fly the length of the 2,000-mile, U.S.-Mexico border, searching for drug traffickers and groups of undocumented migrants.
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“It is tested in war zones, the border, tested in cities along the border and tested in the interior of the country,” said Dave Maass, director of investigations at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy rights organization. “That tends to be the trajectory we see.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-22/predator-drones-shift-from-border-patrol-to-protest-surveillance
(archived https://archive.ph/t0ANc)
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they have fun with their evil-themed acronym name for the drone "AI" object dete...
more generally on this issue from U.S. law enforcement, #1357318195412865158 message
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-22/ice-poaching-cops
archived: https://archive.ph/nPTov
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Ah, I didn't know this, I thought they were permanent/fulltime
also, the national guard is partly an incentive program for those wanting to get out of the military sooner. I have a buddy who was part of the guard for a while and he basically had to just 'work' a few weekends a month and then the rest of the time he was in a nursing program. So there are lots of people who are in the national guard (a lot of veterans) but really lead normal lives unless they are called for duty
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I see this as a form of protest, so I'm putting it here. https://bsky.app/profile/bobgeiger.bsky.social/post/3lzjmtoloyc2j
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also, the national guard is partly an incentive program for those wanting to get...
It's also a good way to get healthcare coverage, especially if you/your family has serious or expensive conditions. I know a lot of guys that did the national guard after leaving active duty purely for health care for them and their families.
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https://bsky.app/profile/lataco.bsky.social/post/3lzp3ayntlk2q
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Source: LA Times
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DO_vW--Dzpz/
The beer was flowing and the scent of churros and Mexican food hung in the air as Mexican bandas performed at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet.
On this recent Saturday afternoon, more than 3,000 people enjoyed the festivities, the largest turnout since nearly 100 federal immigration agents raided the predominantly Latino shopping center in June.
But the boisterous gathering represented a break from recent trends at the swap meet. Since the raid, the crowds have shrunk and some vendors have abandoned the location, fearful of another immigration action.
“Ever since these [raids] started, it’s been a sad scene,” said Juan Romano, 76, who waited two hours in the scorching heat to attend the concert. “I feel for those [vendors] who sell, who are trying to make a living.”
The June 14 operation sparked public outrage against the federal government, the swap meet owners and the city. Immigrant rights activists accused the swap meet of failing to stop the agents from entering the grounds and not alerting vendors and customers, giving the appearance that they cooperated with immigration officials. Some called for a boycott of the shopping center.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-24/what-social-media-got-wrong-about-the-ice-raids-of-the-santa-fe-springs-swap-meet
archived: https://archive.ph/gUmuS
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-26/dhs-accuses-veteran-of-assault-after-he-details-his-arrest
archived: https://archive.ph/qh0aW
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Archive https://archive.ph/6UArP
Paywalled article about ice crashing into a house and the home renters fleeing rather than risk retaliation from ice
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-07/immigration-sought-to-deport-88-year-old-but-he-already-died
archived: https://archive.ph/8asos
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I haven't heard anything either way about detentions by Ice yesterday, pacific and mountain view intersection has several packing plants
I will hope that VC Defensa showing up and then a crowd showing up derailed any planned mass arrests, since Leo Martinez was the onky confirmed arrest
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DQDO6bMAb58/
(Instagram link also includes video of the dash cam footage)
Before detaining community advocate Leonardo, ICE was caught on film rear-ending his truck, and L.A. TACO is sharing the dash cam footage for the first time.
The full story: https://lataco.com/oxnard-dash-cam-ice-crash
By @chularadio and @izzymirez
cc @vcdefensa and @tacodpollo
Additional
Videos by
@los_callejeros__
@rio.contigo
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A federal agent and a the subject of an immigration enforcement action were struck by gunfire in Historic South-Central Tuesday morning.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed they’re on scene in the 400 block of East 20th Street, but they refused to confirm that a shooting had occurred after initially doing so.
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https://bsky.app/profile/acatwithnews.bsky.social/post/3m3q36zkjis2b
https://www.kktv.com/2025/10/21/us-marshal-shot-during-immigration-enforcement-operation-la-reports-say/
(archived https://archive.ph/LgKEI)
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Update on Richard LA
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At the rhythm things are going having them instore some kind of "The Purge" inspired day isn't so fantastical considering the behavior of this administration.
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At the rhythm things are going having them instore some kind of "The Purge" insp...
From a cultural perspective I'd say "Purge" is more in line with "cities are warzones".
I wonder have there been studies on how right wing military fictions have shaped republican foreign and domestics enforcement culture. Soldiers of Fortune was believed to somewhat influence Reagan era foreign policy
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https://bskye.app/profile/lataco.bsky.social/post/3m5l6wrk2vs2y
https://lataco.com/daily-memo-over-50-arrested-in-record-raids
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-14/russian-asylum-seekers-facing-deportation
archived: https://archive.ph/alg3I
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https://lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy-reporters-immigration/
Scrappy and underpaid, LA’s independent reporters risk it all to cover the ICE beat
Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-17/federal-government-suing-california-over-new-police-transparency-laws
archived: https://archive.ph/g1yO7
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https://youtu.be/7H4aYsxnH9M?si=tmJFszGrLCikGPRX
Can you give a summary? An indication for people why they should click on it.
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U.S. immigration officers have detained more than 130 people in Charlotte during the past few days. Since earlier this summer, we’ve seen a massive deployment of federal agents deployed for the purposes of aggressive- and often violent- immigration enforcement. And what happened in Los Angeles has represented a turning point of sorts for the U.S. Memo Torres is a multimedia journalist and the director of engagement at LA TACO. He joins Chris Hayes to discuss immigration raids consistently ramping up in Los Angeles and beyond, the impact of civilian intervention, how enforcement strategy has changed and more. This conversation was recorded on November 12th, 2025.
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https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-11-22/la-man-was-detained-in-immigration-raid-no-one-knows-where-he-is
archived: https://archive.ph/DPEqj
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https://bsky.app/profile/warmonitor.net/post/3m7ncvs2dbc2j
pdf document on judge's opinion: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450934/gov.uscourts.cand.450934.225.0_2.pdf
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December 9th remarks from Los Angeles City Councilwoman, 7th District and testimony from Memo Torres at LA Taco regarding ICE raids throughout Los Angeles
https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DSEM4iAkVmJ/
As we head into the holidays, the attacks on our immigrant communities won’t slow down.
I invited Guillermo “Memo” Torres to testify about this ongoing reality. Memo and @lataco have documented the federal government’s assault on our city, bringing critical visibility to moments often hidden from public view.
We must remain vigilant in supporting and protecting our families.
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Los ataques contra nuestra comunidad inmigrante no cesarán durante estas fiestas navideñas.Invité a Guillermo “Memo” Torres a testificar sobre esta cruda realidad. Memo y LA Taco han documentado la agresión del gobierno federal contra nuestra ciudad, dando visibilidad a situaciones que a menudo permanecen ocultas al público.
Debemos mantenernos alerta para apoyar y proteger a nuestras familias.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-17/man-held-at-ice-detention-center-faces
archived: https://archive.ph/gRcRk
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-18/long-beach-restaurateur-detained-by-ice
archived: https://archive.ph/EA9Pu
She was approved for a green card after three decades in the U.S. Then ICE arrested her
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DSbaq76innv/
Hundreds of people filled Wilshire Avenue on Thursday afternoon, marching through Koreatown and past MacArthur Park in observance of International Migrants Day.
The march, organized by a coalition of labor unions, faith leaders and immigrant rights groups, wound through neighborhoods organizers say have recently seen Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity before ending outside a Home Depot in Pico Union. Organizers also used the rally to call for a boycott of big-box retailers, including Home Depot and Target.
“This march is in solidarity with International Migrants Day,” said Maya Payes, a college student who joined the protest. “It’s really important right now as we defend migrants under attack.”
At the rally, speakers emphasized the role immigrants play in shaping the country's fabric. Susan Kim of the Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance told the crowd she attended because immigrants and migrants like herself “are the hope of America.”
“We bring love and vision. We’re innovators,” said Angelica Salas, executive director of CHIRLA.
International Migrants Day is observed each year on Dec. 18 to recognize the global impact of migration and the contributions migrants make to their communities.
🎥+✍️: @ha.nnakang and @marinagpena
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-28/federal-judge-dismisses-indictment-against-tiktoker
archived: https://archive.ph/X3AQQ
Even though there is no sight of blood here maybe until the very end, still not easy to watch someone in pain after getting shot by ICE
https://www.latimes.com/0000019b-6791-ddf1-a9bb-6fb5f0130000-123
Body cam footage captures moment when ICE officer shoots a TikTok streamer
Newly obtained body cam footage captured the lead up and shooting of Carlitos Ricardo Parias during an immigration enforcement operation in October.
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https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-12-29/california-has-lost-more-than-quarter-of-its-immigration-judges-this-year
archived: https://archive.ph/JzWh8
California has lost at least 35 immigration judges since January, down from 132.
At least 97 judges have been fired nationwide since President Trump took office, and about the same number have resigned or retired.
Critics say the departures could mean a loss of due process.
The administration has described the immigration court process as an impediment to its deportation goals.
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https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/01/san-diego-immigration-release-courts/
Demirtas was arrested on Nov. 20 when he complied with an order to appear at a routine ICE check-in in San Diego at the downtown federal Edward Schwartz courthouse.
He was among hundreds who were arrested in California last year while appearing at immigration check-ins or court hearings. His background would have made his detention improbable during the Biden administration. He is married to a U.S. citizen and has a pending green card application. He does not have any criminal history, a Department of Homeland Security attorney confirmed during a bond hearing last week. He’s from a country with a human rights record that the State Department has criticized and he arrived in the United States after fleeing religious persecution. He said in court filings he was tortured in Turkey because of his religious beliefs.
Despite that background, and an immigration judge ruling he could be released on bond on Dec. 30, Demirtas remained detained at the Otay Mesa Detention Center until the district judge granted his habeas petition and he was released Tuesday night.
Attorneys are increasingly turning to federal courts to secure their clients’ release because of disruptions to the immigration court system. The Trump administration has fired more than 100 immigration judges nationwide, according to the National Association of Immigration Judges.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-13/socal-protester-permanently-blinded-by-dhs-agent-family-says
archived: https://archive.ph/q2V2V
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https://www.wired.com/story/california-and-new-york-are-next/
archived: https://archive.ph/JZz8X
There are signs beyond Trump’s rhetoric that the administration may be seeking to replicate the Minnesota playbook. Benny Johnson, a pro-Trump creator and Turning Point USA contributor, traveled to Los Angeles in recent days to pursue his own “fraud investigation.” So far, Johnson’s content has focused on California homelessness, suggesting that the state mismanaged funds to combat the issue. Mehmet Oz, the former talk show host and current administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, traveled to Los Angeles last week as well, promising to target fraud himself, and to examine what he believes to be foreign gangs misusing funds for federal hospice programs. On Wednesday, Oz announced that CMS would be withholding around $300 million from California, accusing the state of using “federal Medicaid funds on non-emergency health care for illegals.”
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DTiqaY1knLv/
The SELA RRN has been logging every ICE-related event in SELA since June 2025. This slide deck presents an analysis of confirmed ICE activity in the SELA region over a 6-month period, from June to December 2025.
Thank you to the members of our local RRN for keeping us safe, informed, and hopeful.
To read full report, please click link in bio.
Report in Google Doc published in January 10, 2026: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSccSohDMG73iBrBQGBN4ahbAvY6Ct1WlqGM-xA0KbAOuIkIHcH52weJuU4sSgF7EMO0ZIn6aTxQZh4/pub
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https://www.tiktok.com/@uhhnya/video/7593638253811518734
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-16/ice-agent-los-angeles-shooting-court-records
archived: https://archive.ph/imjIP
The document says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game. The agent’s lawyer denies he made any such comments.
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Unlike the Minnesota incident, which was captured on multiple videos, no recordings have surfaced from the confrontation that led to Porter’s killing.It remains unclear exactly what happened in Northridge around 10:40 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Palacios was off duty, so there is no body camera video. None of the building’s security cameras captured the shooting either, according to a message from the property management company.
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A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the U.S. Border Patrol or Department of Homeland Security was involved in the shooting near the intersection of 126th Street and Mona Boulevard.
Shortly before 7:30 a.m., the Border Patrol informed the Sheriff's Department that the agency was conducting an operation in the area, according to the LASD. The shooting occurred shortly afterward.
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https://abc7.com/post/shooting-involving-federal-agent-willowbrook-prompts-massi...
From a local rapid response network in SoCal
https://www.instagram.com/p/DTyB4dBAZ09/
Compton CA 1/21/2026
LA MIGRA .
126 and MONA
Instagram
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From a local rapid response network in SoCal
https://www.instagram.com/p/DTyB4dB...
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https://bsky.app/profile/sergioolmos.bsky.social/post/3mcxlurpwbc2d
https://bsky...
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-found-dead-in-willowbrook-homicide-investigation-underway/
The LASD death investigation is less than two miles from where shots were fired during a federal immigration enforcement operation that left a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer injured and led to the arrest of a man who the Department of Homeland Security says was involved in a human smuggling ring and had two prior arrests for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.
LASD officials were able to confirm that the death investigation and the incident involving the federal immigration operation, which occurred within roughly 20 minutes of each other, are not related.
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are you kidding me?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/giants-star-jung-hoo-lee-detained-los-angeles-21308036.php
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are you kidding me?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/giants-sta...
archive of piecewith that lede ↑ https://archive.ph/Leyrg
they just updated the lede to say he was released
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was released from immigration detention after being held to resolve a paperwork issue Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
Boras said it was “not anything political or anything like that.” A spokesperson for Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said her office had been working with the Giants organization, congressional partners and federal liaisons to resolve the situation and secure Lee’s release. That process played out for about an hour before he was let go.
Lee was arriving from his native South Korea ahead of a scheduled appearance at the Giants’ FanFest in San Ramon on Saturday.
“We are working politically and with immigration and the Giants to get verifications,” Boras said before Lee’s release. “I’m not sure what was lacking but it was something with the proper paperwork. I think he just forgot one of the documents.”
The 27-year-old has become a fan favorite after signing a six-year, $113 million contract with the Giants before the 2024 season.
hmmm
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Cross-post with #1371571764525535242
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-entering-homes-judicial-warrants-last-summer-sources-say-rcna255619
The officials did not specify how many homes had been entered. But they told NBC News that the May memo followed a March 2025 opinion from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the General Counsel, though DHS legal opinions are not the same as settled law. Charlie Wall, recently named acting deputy director of ICE, has been tasked with implementing the policy, the officials said.
Wall then went to Los Angeles in June ahead of an immigration enforcement action there to brief officers on the new policy, the officials said. Immigration agents ramped up arrests beginning June 6, and the presence of ICE in Los Angeles touched off protests across the city.
One of the officials said the policy is now being referenced in training materials.
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DT89fY7ksUi/
Machine translated: January 25, 2026 - Westlake, CA - 3rd Street between Loma and Columbia - 12:47 pm
Unión del Barrio is always grateful to our community for being our eyes and ears, providing videos, photos, and documentation to alert the community and keep everyone informed.
We continue to advise our community to be vigilant during this wave of deportations, to not give in to fear, and to follow the best practices we have published. To support Unión del Barrio's community self-defense campaign, report ICE/immigration enforcement activity, or request more information, please contact us.
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On January 20, 2026
https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/01/california-city-ice-detention-senators/
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-bill-ice-teachers-21318405.php
bill itself: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1627/2025
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https://bsky.app/profile/lataco.bsky.social/post/3mdhl4iafts2p
Automod got you because one of the tweets had "cu*k" in it. I've lifted the timeout, sorry!
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Automod got you because one of the tweets had "cu*k" in it. I've lifted the time...
It's all good and my bad - I should have noticed that word too 😬
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUEJAalkjRs/
On same day apparently in Chinatown/downtown LA area - 1/28/26
Seems like ICE activity is ramping up again in LA - looks like Border Patrol in this video
https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DUEeaCMkkOi/
Location: Mathews Street & Cesar Chavez Avenue, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles @boylehts @eastlosangeles90022
Date & Time of Incident: January 28, 2026 at approximately 12:30 PMA man was reportedly seen being dragged by ICE agents near Mathews Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue in Boyle Heights on January 28, 2026 at approximately 12:30 PM.
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From Boyle Heights Beat on January 28, 2026
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUFDNhnERTL/
At least six people were detained Wednesday in a series of apparent federal immigration operations in Boyle Heights and East LA.
In under an hour, two vendors and one person in Ramona Gardens were taken this morning. Three more people were detained later in the day, according to witnesses and rapid response groups.
There were several other reported operations and sightings across the Eastside we are still working to confirm.
Click the link in bio to read more.
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From Boyle Heights Beat on January 28, 2026
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUFDNh...
Earlier video before reporter narration
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUEKmq0ErzN/
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Earlier video before reporter narration
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUEKmq0Erz...
I think it's a peppergun that he's holding based on how it looks but I could be off
https://thelalocal.org/neighborhoods/boyle-heights/flower-vendor-ice-raid-boyle-heights/
Guide: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2026/01/27/less-lethal-weapons-guide/
In a local public hearing a day ago
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUE9THKkVZB/
“What about the collaboration? What about the information sharing?” one commenter asked.
After the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis and Keith Porter Jr. by an off‑duty ICE officer in Northridge, people at the Jan. 27 Police Commission meeting called out LAPD over alleged collaboration with ICE.
Commenters voiced concern over data sharing, crowd control at raids and protests, and LAPD’s role in federal immigration enforcement.
🎥 Video by LA Documenter Martin Romero. LA Documenters trains and pays community members to put local government on the record for neighbors who can’t attend. Learn more: thelalocal.org
What is up with Border Patrol agents messing around foreign consulates?
https://lataco.com/daily-memo-janury-28-border-patrol-and-ice-raid-almost-20-l-a-communities-almost-30-total-in-socal-in-record-numbers
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https://bskye.app/profile/melbuer.bsky.social/post/3mdll4olldk2i
Different angle
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DUHHG_kEnsY/
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says his agency would not enforce California’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks, even if it survives the courts. A judge could issue a ruling on the constitutionality of the “No Secret Police Act” any day now. Follow @katecagle for updates on the law.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-29/how-immigration-enforcement-tactics-have-changed-in-los-angeles
archived: https://archive.ph/SU8DJ
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From January 28, 2026
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUENjApkhVE/
lapublicpress Jsané Tyler, the cousin of Keith Porter Jr., spoke at the LAPD police commission meeting on Tuesday. Porter, a father of two daughters and a beloved member of his community, was killed by an off duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve.
A petition calling on law enforcement to arrest and prosecute the ICE agent who fatally shot Porter has garnered over 18,600 signatures and was submitted Tuesday to the Board of Police Commissioners
“We need justice for Keith Porter Jr. As you see, he was the first, and he’s not gonna be the last.”
-Jsané Tyler, cousin of Keith Porter Jr. and community advocate📹: Martín Macías Jr. (@entre_todo.s)
Edit: Mariah Castañeda (@papayathemariah)
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LA Taco doing a livestream on Instagram right to cover the latest anti-ICE protest in downtown LA
https://www.instagram.com/lataco/live/
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LA Taco doing a livestream on Instagram right to cover the latest anti-ICE prote...
well now it's over
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I think it's a peppergun that he's holding based on how it looks but I could be ...
You're right it's a Pepperball gun/compressed air launcher. His hopper (red) is just turned sideways from the usual orientation. The compressed air tank is at the back of the weapon (blue)
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More pepperball gun and spraying action yesterday from LA Times
https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DUKUWZXEY0y/
After hours of peaceful protests in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, tensions escalated outside the Metropolitan Detention Center with law enforcement pushing into a crowd of about 200 people and spraying a chemical agent on demonstrators.
Amid the unrest, the city went on tactical alert shortly after 5 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
From Lexis-Olivier Ray, a local journalist with LA TACO at the scene yesterday as well
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUJ_ftsD41Z/
A tense standoff between protesters and federal agents is unfolding right now outside MDC.
Interesting that the uniform for DHS police looks more like that of a cop instead of military this time around
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https://bsky.app/profile/sergioolmos.bsky.social/post/3mcxlurpwbc2d
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https://lapublicpress.org/2026/02/ice-shooting-willowbrook-keith-porter/
After ICE shootings in LA, residents want accountability for agents, safety for neighbors
Residents say they’ll feel safe when ICE agents face consequences for violence and operate under stricter standards when opening fire in LA neighborhoods.
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DUHHG_kEnsY/
> LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says hi...
From February 3, 2026
https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DUT5yoXkuHe/
We heard backlash at LA City Hall from several council members today after LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said he would not enforce the “No Secret Police Act,” which bans federal law enforcement from wearing masks while on duty. The Trump Administration is challenging the new California law in court, arguing it is unconstitutional. #Ice #immigration #losangeles #police #lawenforcement
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From February 3, 2026
https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DUT5yoXkuHe/
> We heard b...
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUUXy8FkSRz/
👮🏼♂️LAPD chief doubles down on refusal to enforce mask ban at Police Commission meeting
Note: Some commenters use explicit language.
Police Commission President Teresa Sánchez-Gordon asked LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell on Tuesday to clarify the department’s position “to the commission and to the community and public,” following his statements last week that the department would not enforce the mask ban.
Meeting attendees laughed as McDonnell doubled down, saying enforcing the laws would be “detrimental to public safety in Los Angeles” and that he would wait for a pending federal court case before taking further action.
Fact check: Authors of the bills say the laws took effect Jan. 1, 2026 and should be enforced.
The Police Commission meets Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. at 100 W. First St., Los Angeles. Read notes from previous meetings at thelalocal.org/documenters.
LA Documenters trains and pays community members to put local government on the record for neighbors who cannot attend.
🎥: LA Documenter Martin Romero (@contextvisualized)
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUbuC7XEooT/
Today I spoke to the LA City Council again, this time addressing my council member @cw_heather.hutt directly, as she seemed about to get up and walk away when I started speaking.
I’m so frustrated by what I witnessed on Wednesday.
In the space of 14 minutes, I saw City Council members on the lawn at City Hall, listening to an AirBnB lobbyist promote a new AirBnB-sponsored concert series as evidence that Los Angeles is a welcoming city, WHILE students marched past them demanding action on ICE, and then a few blocks away I photographed an ICE agent in a POLICE mask in a Hawaiian shirt — an indicator of the Boogaloo Boys, a militia that wants to start a civil war — lounging against an LAPD car while they arrested someone for him.
14 minutes and a few blocks between those things.
And City Council gave me one minute to convey how absolutely unacceptable that felt, and how seriously they need to take this.
Here’s my minute.
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https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUbuC7XEooT/
> Today I spoke to the LA City Counci...
Multiple photos of ICE agent dressed in a Hawaiian shirt - resembling that of the Boogaloo Boys - that the photographer was referring to - [some of the photos show glimpse of his tattoo on his left arm but it's hard to make it out]
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUXGKy9EWha/?img_index=1
Today — days after LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the LAPD won’t enforce California’s mask ban against ICE — I witnessed an ICE in a mask that says POLICE lounging against an LAPD car while the LAPD arrested someone for them.
The LAPD is collaborating with ICE and I’m not sure how many other ways we can scream it from the rooftops before people realize what’s going on in this city.
EDIT: Furthermore, I completely missed it, but the Hawaiian shirt has RPG launchers on it… and Hawaiian shirts are an in-signal to The Boogaloo Boys, a far-right militia group that wants to overthrow the government and institute a race war.
An ICE agent who sure seems to be signaling his intent to infiltrate the government to spark a war against minorities, and who knows if that’ll ever be investigated cause @lapdpolicechief Jim McDonnell said he’s fine with THIS guy wearing a mask that says POLICE while he hits someone with his car and then has the LAPD arrest the guy who got hit.
Any thoughts, @mayorofla @gavinnewsom?
Wanna cover this, @latimes @msnownews, anyone?
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From WIRED's ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next" #1371571764525535242 message
A Trump administration official recently told WIRED that California and New York are “next” for the type of fraud investigation that culminated in 3,000 ICE agents in Minneapolis. At least seven leasing projects are underway in California. In Sacramento, ICE has installed security features at the John E. Moss building ahead of further expansion. The location is already the site of a Justice Department immigration court. In Irvine, a city in Orange County located an hour’s drive from Los Angeles, ICE is moving into offices on 2020 Main St, located right next to the airport and a childcare agency. In Van Nuys, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, ICE is expanding its offices at the James C. Corman federal building that also has offices for the IRS and Health and Human Services. Further expansion of ICE offices is also underway throughout the state, in federal buildings in Los Angeles, at San Diego’s Edward J. Schwartz Courthouse and federal building, and in Santa Ana’s federal building. The Santa Ana federal building is located within blocks of a church, the stadium for one of the nation's top high school football programs, and many government services.
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https://laist.com/news/politics/la-county-identifies-zip-codes-hit-hardest-by-ice
A new report from L.A. County offers a closer look at the economic damage to the region caused by federal immigration enforcement — and at the neighborhoods most affected.
The analysis, compiled by the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity and Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, identified the neighborhoods hardest hit by ICE, and found that they were more economically precarious.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baJ1x2pUNGk
Although most of think of Minneapolis for the center of the immigration raids, more and more people are being apprehended daily by roving patrols in the greater Los Angeles area. Almost weekly, apprehension numbers continue to increase.
Memo Torres of critically acclaimed, LA Taco shares his findings with John Carlos Frey. Memo is the Director of Engagement and a multimedia journalist. He is also the host of the Daily Memo which chronicles apprehensions by ICE and Border Patrol throughout Southern California. Almost daily, he details the raids by reporting a list of places where people have been apprehended, if available he reads names and sometimes the tactics used during apprehension. The Daily Memo has become a chilling account of the human toll for the ongoing immigration raids.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-09/federal-judge-strikes-down-california-mask-ban-on-immigration-agents
archived: https://archive.ph/oOVfx
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-09/federal-judge-strikes-down-c...
From yesterday's NYT article
https://bsky.app/profile/adamrose.bsky.social/post/3mek4qqmtjs2q
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-10/lapd-to-train-their-body-cameras-on-immigration-agents-under-mayors-directive
archived: https://archive.ph/2kG3j
Los Angeles police officers must turn on their body cameras at the scene of federal immigration enforcement operations and preserve the footage, according to an executive directive issued by Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday.
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It’s also unclear what will happen with the recorded footage.“Who’s going to audit this?” he asked. “Do you now create a new group, a new division and new section?”
Since rolling out the tiny recording devices in 2015, the city has spent millions of dollars, both on the body cameras themselves and data storage for the digital files. LAPD officials have conceded that the vast majority of the footage gathered by officers goes unwatched, since there isn’t enough manpower to review it.
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Los Angeles neighborhood installing sirens to warn of federal immigration agent presence
A grassroots effort led by residents and community activists in Los Angeles’ Highland Park is working to install warning sirens to alert people in their neighborhood when federal immigration agents are spotted nearby.
Organizers say the goal is simple — give families time to move to safety.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-12/federal-protective-services-officer-la-anti-ice-protester-cases
archived: https://archive.ph/uuyJT
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-12/federal-protective-services-...
Was reminded how big the Department of Homeland Security is by learning about Federal Protective Service agency within DHS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Protective_Service
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https://laist.com/news/politics/la-county-identifies-zip-codes-hit-hardest-by-ic...
For more context from NBCLA
https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DUn-Mc7DyyN/
Which neighborhoods are most impacted by ICE operations? Here they are, according to two LA County agencies.
Thread of February 13, 2026 Friday night's peaceful demonstration at Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown LA
https://bsky.app/profile/melbuer.bsky.social/post/3merx6bekic2r
A response from Bill Essayli during yesterday
https://vxtwitter.com/USAttyEssayli/status/2022515350634664235?s=20
Later into the night, a CBP agent from the SRT unit (Special Response Team) points a weapon at a woman's face - side note, reminds me of the South Korea's martial law episode few years ago
https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DUup2D2kt8Z/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/asia/an-gwi-ryeong-south-korea-martial-law-intl-hnk
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-14/immigration-activists-celebrate-as-ice-agents-depart-terminal-island
archived: https://archive.ph/069Vx
U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-San Pedro) said the Coast Guard confirmed Friday evening that agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol vacated the site, though she said it’s unclear whether they are moving to another area in Los Angeles County.
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The news was met with celebration by local elected officials and community volunteers who tracked the agents’ movements on and off the base since last summer.“Although we do not know the reason for their departure, in moments like this, we will take any good news we can get,” Councilmember Tim McOsker said.
McOsker attributes the agency’s decision to leave to the vigilance of community members and especially the Harbor Area Peace Patrols.
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Thread of February 13, 2026 Friday night's peaceful demonstration at Metropolita...
During the day yesterday
https://bskye.app/profile/melbuer.bsky.social/post/3metone4k4c2a
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Federal agents were prepared to use lethal force against protesters in Downtown Los Angeles on January 31.
@nslayton5 contributed to this report.
Full disclosure: Last June I sued the feds for shooting me with pepperballs while I was covering a protest. On Jan. 31, they shot me again with pepperballs in almost the exact same location.
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CW: includes graphic photo of a woman's injured face after a LAPD officer shot her with a less-lethal round in recent ICE protest
||https://abc7.com/post/woman-shot-face-less-lethal-round-during-downtown-la-ice-protest-files-claim-los-angeles-police/18627154/||
Woman shot in face with less-lethal round during ICE protest files claim against Los Angeles police
The 25-year-old says she was actively trying to get out of the area when an officer struck her in the face without warning.
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Published on February 28, 2026
https://lataco.com/los-angeles-father-dies-ice-9th-death
Published on March 3, 2026 with more details
https://thelalocal.org/neighborhoods/westlake/adelanto-death-immigration-ice-westlake/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-04/california-ice-mask-ban-deal
archived: https://archive.is/20260304125434/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-04/california-ice-mask-ban-deal
How a last-minute deal doomed California’s ban on masked ICE agents
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https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-neighborhood-installing-sirens-to-w...
Makes sense for the secrecy
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-05/ice-siren-la-activists
archived: https://archive.ph/jFR2z
The sirens operate via the use of a mobile app that only certain people in the neighborhood are able to access and use.
The project has already gotten media attention, but activist groups are also keeping several details of the effort secret. Multiple activists involved in the effort spoke to The Times on condition of anonymity for fear of government retaliation. They declined to identify residents or businesses helping them.
Activist also won’t share what app is used to activate the sirens, pointing to previous efforts by the Trump administration to pressure Apple and Google to remove apps that alert people to ICE agents, such as ICEBlock.
Because the sirens are not sanctioned by the city, local organizers have been placing the devices on private property, including businesses and homes.
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From today's No Kings protest in downtown LA's Metropolitan Detention Center
https://bsky.app/profile/melbuer.bsky.social/post/3mi5tn7pgec2x
https://bsky.app/profile/melbuer.bsky.social/post/3mi5uut3efk2v
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https://ktla.com/news/local-news/live-no-kings-protest-moves-through-downtown-los-angeles/
Police arresting ‘No Kings’ protesters following standoff in downtown Los Angeles
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Authorities established a skirmish line near the intersection of Alameda and Commercial streets before moving in. The Los Angeles Police Department said that it issued a dispersal order in the area and officers are arresting those who refused to leave. Authorities were seen firing bean bags and using pepper spray on the crowd prior to the arrests.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-05/ice-los-angeles-drug-trafficking-witness-deported
archived: https://archive.ph/yCGZu
Carley Palmer, a former federal prosecutor in L.A., said it’s not unheard of for ICE to deport a witness or defendant ahead of trial, but she believes the Trump administration’s focus on mass deportations and shakeup of government agencies played a role in Hernandez’s case.
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Hernandez’s case is the latest in which the Trump administration’s immigration policies have created conflict with active criminal prosecutions and triggered concerns about informant safety.Late last year, a man who faced a lengthy prison sentence for his role in what some have called the largest jewel heist in U.S. history was deported to Ecuador before trial. MS-13 leaders who reportedly cooperated with U.S. authorities were also shipped last year to a mega-prison in El Salvador.
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“Informants are the lifeblood of the DEA,” the official said. “If you can’t assure an informant that they’re protected ... what’s the incentive for them?”
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From April 7, 2026
https://thelalocal.org/immigration/the-la-police-commission-canceled-a-presentation-by-immigrant-advocates-the-groups-showed-up-anyway-demanding-answers/
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April 16, 2026
https://thelalocal.org/neighborhoods/westlake/ice-agents-detain-westlake-macarthur-park-home-depot/
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-22/california-law-immigration-id-law-ninth-circuit
archived: https://archive.ph/oINXJ
