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Crime & public safety reporter 🕵🏻‍♀️ LA Daily News +10 🗞️ Prevs: ProPublica, LAist, Daily Sundial, The Corsair Send tips! RMena@SCNG.com DM for Signal

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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The following discusses suicide. If you or anyone you know is in crisis and needs immediate help, call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988. Suicidal ICE detainees are routinely put in solitary confinement. Experts say that’s inhumane: www.dailynews.com/2026/09/29/s...
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Suicidal ICE detainees are routinely put in solitary confinement. Experts say that’s inhumane
911 calls reveal multiple suicide attempts at Adelanto ICE center.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
SCOOP: Fly larvae found in detainee’s water sample from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center as contamination claims grow 🎁🔗: www.dailynews.com/2026/08/06/f...
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Fly larvae found in detainee’s water sample from Adelanto ICE facility as contamination claims grow
This news organization obtained the specimens from a detained person who said they collected them from the shower floors of the Adelanto facility.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
News on the Adelanto ICE Processing Center!
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
3 immigrant detainees on hunger strike who spoke to congressional visitors at Adelanto ICE facility in California sent to solitary confinement ✏️ @sbsun.bsky.social @ryannemena.bsky.social
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3 detainees who recently spoke to congressional visitors at Adelanto ICE facility reportedly sent to solitary confinement
Some believe the action against the men amounted to retaliation for speaking out about conditions inside Adelanto
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Check out my latest report on the Adelanto ICE facilities
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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 01/04/2026
Reporter @ryannemena.bsky.social was shoved by an LAPD officer while documenting a protest outside an immigration detention facility in LA on March 28. Shortly after, another officer lunged at her with a baton.
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Reporter shoved, lunged at by police at LA protest
Ryanne Mena, a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News, was pushed by one police officer and lunged at by …
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
DM’ing you!
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Thanks for your response, Monica!! Will DM you
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Are you heading to a No Kings protest this Saturday?!? If so, please message me! I’d love to hear about why you’re going :) **for a story**
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
It’s my honor to do this reporting. Thanks for reading! And please feel free to reach out if you ever got a tip!
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
One man I spoke to described life inside this ICE detention center as “torture.” Another man spent the first 8 months of ICE detention in total silence. The federal agents that detained him seized his hearing aids and never returned them. These are just a couple of their experiences.
Adelanto "looks like prison, smells like loneliness, feels nasty and frustrating and many more things I can't describe but it will drive you crazy," said Jose Mauro Salazar Garza, a detained man. He also said conditions inside Adelanto are worse than prison.

About a year into ICE detention, he lost the tip of his right pinky after another detainee bit it off and ate it, according to Garza, who filed several grievance forms about it. After a trip to a hospital, he said he was thrown into solitary confinement for several weeks."I wasn't given a shower, I was just thrown in a cell that was leaking," he wrote.

He wasn't given antibiotics for months and it was only after his infected finger burst while he was sleeping that he received the
medication, he said.

"I was never treated as a simple human being," Garza wrote. "Now I've got a limp on my left leg, one finger less on my right (hand), a broken mind, broken body, broken heart but God is on my side."People go hungry inside the Adelanto facility, Garza said, and on several occasions, the food served has been rotten.

The water inside Adelanto has an odd color and odor, while shower water is reportedly scalding hot at times, detainees said.

"The water that we shower (with) smells bad like rotten water. They take forever to bring us drinking water and the water tastes bad," wrote a formerly detained
30-year-old man named Luis Zamora Ruiz. After writing his letter, Ruiz was deported to Mexico.Hi my name is Luis Zamora Ruiz and this is my experience at Adelanto Detention Center. First the food is bad [it] always comes cold and we have to eat beans. The restrooms are always dirty unless we clean them. That’s another problem we have to clean the area we sleep, restroom, and where we eat. The water that we shower [with] smells bad like rotten water. They take forever to bring us drinking water and the water tastes bad. They take forever for medical problems. They don’t give you the correct medicine you need. It takes about three weeks to see [a] doctor. It’s hard to sleep, [there’s] always noise and the lights are always on. [There’s] nothing to do and sometimes they turn off the TVs and also the guards are always assholes and they don’t care what happens in here and there’s my experience at [the] Adelanto Detention Center.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I spent two months collecting handwritten letters from people detained inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to learn about and document the conditions they’re forced to endure. An abysmal picture emerged. Read the story: www.dailynews.com/2026/02/23/i...
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‘It will drive you crazy’: Letters reveal what life is like inside Adelanto ICE detention center
An intimate look at life inside one of California’s largest ICE detention centers – told by the people who lived it.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
SCOOP: a former ICE spokesperson detailed the instructions he received to push Trump’s political propaganda instead of the truth. DHS’ response proved his claims. Theres more to the story, read it here: www.dailynews.com/2026/01/29/f...
Richard Beam's job as an ICE
spokesperson changed one day in 2025.

For the first time in his 20-year career as a federal spokesperson, Beam was told to respond to inquiries not with the facts of a case, but with spin. Criticize the Biden administration. Praise Trump. Omit information that doesn't fit the political narrative. Whether or not he answered any questions about a case was an afterthought.In response to Beam's claims that he received instructions to engage in political messaging, DHS provided a written statement.

"This is nothing more than complaining by a former disgruntled employee. President Biden let in millions of criminal illegal aliens and unvetted individuals into the U.S. Now, under President Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem we are delivering on the President's mandate to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members."
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Jireh Deng @bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
NEW ANALYSIS: Over half of reported assaults against journalists this year happened in Los Angeles. Powered by data from @freedom.press, my latest for @lapublicpress.bsky.social dives into the challenges freelance journalists face reporting on ICE resistance. lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Visiting a loved one at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center means navigating a series of obstacles like long drives through the Mojave Desert, hours-long waits, and then facing the emotional toll of leaving your loved one behind after the visit is over. Read more: www.dailynews.com/2025/11/06/w...
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What it’s like to visit the ICE detention center in Adelanto
The facility, roughly 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles, is at the end of a road splintered with cracks and potholes. Once there, some wait for hours to see their loved ones.
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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New from me: The police are defunding our cities. In LA, LAPD’s growing liability lawsuits are costing taxpayers millions of dollars in payouts. $400m in payouts since 2019. The biggest culprits: protests, police shootings, and car collisions. More👇 lapublicpress.org/2025/11/lapd...
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Inside LAPD's nearly $400M settlement crisis that's bankrupting LA
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
NEW for The Ten Four: A crowd of hundreds gathered in the late afternoon Saturday outside the Metro Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, turning what began as a nearly universally peaceful rally into officers dozens of batons. latenfour.com/2025/10/20/p...
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Protests After No Kings Greeted By Horses Protecting Federal Detention Facility
It’s her LAPD. She has said nothing. She has been more absent on this issue than when she was out of the country during the fires.” -Adam Rose
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Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
So here is the City Attorney's funding request that includes paying Best Best & Krieger as outside counsel in the LA Press Club/Status Coup case against the city. It asks for a three-year contract, and an initial $250,000 amount to help handle that case. cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
LAPD has Alameda Street blocked off between Aliso and Temple. Lt Boyle said they’re using this area as a “staging ground.” Some officers have “less lethal” launchers out. Some have batons and helmets ready at their side. Protesters are chanting “peaceful protest”
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Woody brought his two dogs named Toughie and Charlie out to today’s protest against fascism because “they hate bullies”
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Hundreds are out here at the No Kings protest in downtown Los Angeles. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 17/10/2025
#NoKings protests return Saturday. Journalists covering police response will have new court-ordered protections in LA and Chicago. Still, “you’ll never win a philosophical argument on a skirmish line,” warns FPF’s @adamrose.bsky.social. Here’s how you can protect your rights while reporting:
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How press can survive interactions with police on the skirmish line
The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if you know how to use it
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Federal judge denies LAPD emergency motion to let officers to use force against press during #NoKings protest on Saturday. I’m hearing, unconfirmed, City Council unanimously ordered City Attorney to withdraw motion anyway. Thank you! Much needed oversight! drive.google.com/file/d/1tVyi...
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION
FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL [98]
On September 10, 2025, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
[Dkt. 83]. Defendants filed a Notice of Appeal nearly a month later. [Dkt. 89]. The instant Ex
Parte Application for Stay of the Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (“Application”) was
filed on October 15. [Dkt. 98].
Defendants contend that immediate, ex parte relief is required in light of the “No Kings”
rally scheduled to take place in Los Angeles (and across the country) on October 18. Application
at 2. They also assert various “workability” concerns and other substantive arguments largely
mirroring those raised and addressed in prior briefing. Id. at 12–31.
To justify ex parte relief, the moving party must show that its “cause will be irreparably
prejudiced if the underlying motion is heard according to regular noticed motion procedures,”
and that it is “without fault in creating the crisis that requires ex parte relief, or that the crisis
occurred as a result of excusable neglect.” Mission Power Eng’g Co. v. Cont’l Cas. Co., 883 F.
Supp. 488, 492 (C.D. Cal. 1995).
Here, Defendants waited five weeks after the Court issued its injunction to file their
Application, during which time the Court presumes Defendants complied with its order to
disseminate the injunction. Furthermore, they waited almost three weeks from when they first
indicated to Plaintiffs that they would be seeking a stay. Declaration of Peter Bibring in
Opposition to Application ¶ 2 [Dkt. 100-1] (noting that Defendants notified Plaintiffs of their
intent to move for a stay pending appeal on September 26, 2025). And Defendants waited over aweek from when they first filed their notice of appeal. Indeed, although they now assert urgency
given the upcoming demonstrations, the protest has been well publicized for more than ten days.
See Alexa Mae Asperin, List: 'No Kings' anti-Trump protests in Southern California on Oct. 18,
Fox 11 L.A. (Oct. 7, 2025 at 10:48 PT), https://www.foxla.com/news/no-kings-day-anti-trump-
protests-california-oct-18. In short, Defendants have not shown any exigency not of their own
creation and therefore have not shown an entitlement to extraordinary relief.
Notwithstanding these procedural deficiencies, the Court will address the merits of the
arguments presented. To that end, the Court will issue a substantive order on the stay request no
later than October 24, 2025. Given that a substantive opposition has already been filed, the
matter is deemed submitted until then. All prior orders remain in full force and effect.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Mario Guevara is the only journalist behind bars in the U.S. for his journalism. He was doing his job, not a crime. Today is his 100th day in jail. #FreeMario A message from your friendly local (and national and international) press organizations: cpj.org/wp-content/u...
Today marks 100 days of journalist Mario Guevara’s detention. Guevara, the only journalist behind bars in the U.S. for his journalism, faces the very real threat of deportation for doing his job, despite having legal status.

The government has argued that his livestreaming — a common reporting practice — poses a danger to public safety. CPJ is outraged that the Board of Immigration Appeals on Friday re-opened his 13-year-old immigration case, declining to release him on bond. That case had concluded in a judge granting him voluntary departure rather than a deportation order. While an appeal on that ruling was pending, the government administratively closed the case and allowed Guevara to stay on work authorization.  Removing a journalist's ability to report erodes accountability for law enforcement and sends a chilling message to anyone who seeks to hold power accountable.

“Today, Monday, marks 100 days behind bars, more than three months locked up as a criminal,” Guevara wrote in a letter translated by Marcelo Wheelock of Telemundo Georgia. “I’m aware of my legal status; I know I’m about to be expelled from this country, which I’ve loved and respected so much for more than two decades. Life isn’t always fair. If they deport me, I’ll leave with my head held high, because I’m convinced it will be for carrying out my journalistic work and not for committing crimes.”

Mario is a Salvadoran immigrant and dedicated Spanish‑language journalist who has reported on immigration enforcement in the Atlanta area for over two decades. He founded MG News — a trusted digital news outlet with a vast social media following, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers, especially in Latino communities. His work has made him an essential voice covering stories about immigration and local law enforcement activities.

Learn more: https://freedomformario.com/
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The Department of Homeland Security is targeting several social media accounts that posted a video of a Border Patrol agent -- with an activist behind one of the accounts questioning if the federal government is trying to suppress free speech. Read the story🎁🔗: www.dailynews.com/2025/09/19/f...
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DHS probe of Long Beach activist who posted video of Border Patrol agent raises free-speech questions
A Long Beach activist and the creator of Stop ICE Raids Alert Network, received a message from Meta on Sept. 5 that said a law enforcement agency was seeking information about his Instagram account…
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
BREAKING: Federal judge in Los Angeles issues preliminary injunction against Department of Homeland Security to restrict use of force against press, legal observers and protesters. Judge in LA Press Club v. Noem calls out "surprising savagery" of DHS officers: "The First Amendment demands better."
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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
CA DoJ wrote in Newsom vs Trump briefs that federal troops' arrival brought out more protests. Also, the protests after Paramount were limited to like a 5 or 6 block area in downtown LA, maybe .2 sq miles in a city that's 500 sq miles. The protesters were largely focused on federal troops and ICE.
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Beau Yarbrough ⌚🐕 @lby3.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Vigil for missing 7-month-old boy brings out community seeking answers after arrest of his parents. @sbsun.bsky.social story by Madison Hart and @ryannemena.bsky.social:
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Vigil for missing 7-month-old boy brings out community seeking answers after arrest of his parents
Emmanuel’s parents were arrested on suspicion of murder earlier that day.
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
My story is at the top of the @wired.com homepage, read my scoop about the Democrats secret paid influencer efforts! www.wired.com/story/dark-m...
WIRED homepage with my story up top
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 18/08/2025
NEW: Law enforcement officers responded to protests against immigration raids in and around Los Angeles, California, between June 6 and 14 with excessive force and deliberate brutality. Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
At the Adelanto ICE processing center, people with disabilities face abuse & neglect, according to a recent report that found detainees are being denied medication, food & care. The population surged to 1,400 by the end of June—with only 3 psychologists. Read more: www.dailynews.com/2025/08/14/p...
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People with disabilities detained at ICE’s Adelanto center experience neglect, group says
On Thursday, Aug. 14, at a downtown Los Angeles press conference, the group and others pushed for change.
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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
This is happening now. Audio link: cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1611472837... You'll be delighted to know that the four issues concerning this trial are the ones I covered in this primer below. I provide links, quotes, context and a review of a dozen or so court documents. Dive in!
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
When asked for a comment, Penske released this statement:
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
“While we continue to investigate these incidents, the evidence available so far raises serious concerns that the federal government may be in violation of the federal judge's July temporary restraining order (TRO),” the ACLU said in a statement.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Despite a court order, Border Patrol agents raided a Home Depot in Westlake this morning, using a Penske truck to deceive undocumented people. Sixteen individuals were taken. Read more here: www.dailynews.com/2025/08/06/d...
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Despite court order, federal officials use Penske truck to trick and arrest 16 immigrants in LA
According to video from Fox News, agents burst from the rear of a yellow moving truck and then ran toward a group of people amassed near a sidewalk food stand.
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
To get a sense of what’s been happening outside the MDC these last few weeks, take a look at this great reporting from my colleague @ryannemena.bsky.social—
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Inside the downtown LA Occupy ICE protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center
A group of strangers formed the Occupy ICE LA 24/7 protest in early July, and said they’ll remain until immigration raids in Los Angeles come to a halt.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Occupy ICE LA protesters have maintained a 24/7 presence outside of the MDC in dtla & say they won't leave until ICE raids in LA stop. "It's time for ordinary Americans to show up and do something. ... We have to save ourselves," one activist said. Read my latest: www.dailynews.com/2025/07/23/i...
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Inside the downtown LA Occupy ICE protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center
A group of strangers formed the Occupy ICE LA 24/7 protest in early July, and said they’ll remain until immigration raids in Los Angeles come to a halt.
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
LOOKING FOR VIDEO/PHOTO EVIDENCE: - No Kings protest in Downtown LA/City Hall - June 14 from 5:43pm-5:49pm (probably on earlier side) - Spring St near Temple St There's a line of police at intersection who shoot LLMs, lots of press around. DM me or email pressrights [at] lapressclub [dot] org.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
After ICE raided a Hollywood Home Depot, vendors & laborers kept showing up. “There’s no freedom living in this fear,” one man said. In response, community groups have upped efforts to patrol, alert workers & build mutual aid to protect ppl just trying to survive. www.dailynews.com/2025/07/12/l...
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LA activists patrol Home Depots, parks using a volunteer network to warn of immigration raids
Community organizers across Los Angeles remain active in their fight to protect undocumented community members.
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I’m here in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, where military style vehicles have pulled up down Wilshire and Alvarado, amid rumors of an ICE raid in the park have proliferated since last night
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Today Glendale Memorial Hospital did not allow an attorney with @immdef.bsky.social entry to see their client. Journalists were also denied entry into the lobby, the same “public space” federally contracted detention officers are allowed to occupy.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I also want to note: Journalists were initially not allowed into Glendale Memorial's lobby today. A space detention officers were allowed into because it is considered a "public space" I was able to get in this morning by pulling some personal strings but I shouldnt have had to.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It is unclear when the woman will be released from the hospital. And it is unclear if the deportation officers will remain at the hospital to take her once she she is released.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I saw one detention officer comfortably sitting next to the hospital’s front desk at around 11am. The hospital’s lobby is considered a public space, and is how the detention officers were allowed to be there.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Detention officers were inside of Glendale Memorial hospital today. A woman suffering from a severe medical emergency was brought in yesterday after federal immigration agents took her. This photo was taken at around 10:30am by a community member and shared with me.
Federally contracted detention officers stand in the lobby of Glendale’s Memorial Hospital after a woman they took suffered a severe medical emergency. It remains unclear when she will be discharged. And it is unclear if the detention officers will wait to take her again.
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