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The White House says attacks on ICE are up 1000%
Court records in cities where federal law enforcement has been busiest tell a more complex story -- there are few serious injuries, and many allegations don't hold up in court.
Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social
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Court records in cities where federal law enforcement has been busiest tell a more complex story -- there are few serious injuries, and many allegations don't hold up in court.
Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Attacks on ICE up 1,000%? Trump administration claim not backed up by court records
The Trump administration has cited a more than 1,000% increase in assaults on immigration agents to justify aggressive tactics. But court records reviewed by The Times show the majority of the alleged...
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The White House says attacks on ICE are up 1000%
Court records in cities where federal law enforcement has been busiest tell a more complex story -- there are few serious injuries, and many allegations don't hold up in court.
Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Court records in cities where federal law enforcement has been busiest tell a more complex story -- there are few serious injuries, and many allegations don't hold up in court.
Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
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Beautifully written must-read by @brittnymejia.bsky.social
Workers spend six-day weeks picking fruit in scorching heat, a job many Americans aren’t willing to do. Aging workers labor "until the body gives out"
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Workers spend six-day weeks picking fruit in scorching heat, a job many Americans aren’t willing to do. Aging workers labor "until the body gives out"
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Hard lives in California's fields: 'The American dream eats us alive'
Immigrant farmworkers toil, season after season, in jobs that most Americans wouldn't endure for a week. It's a rough life that takes a heavy toll.
www.latimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Beautifully written must-read by @brittnymejia.bsky.social
Workers spend six-day weeks picking fruit in scorching heat, a job many Americans aren’t willing to do. Aging workers labor "until the body gives out"
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Workers spend six-day weeks picking fruit in scorching heat, a job many Americans aren’t willing to do. Aging workers labor "until the body gives out"
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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'An American nightmare': L.A. hosts first congressional hearing on effect of immigration raids
'An American nightmare': L.A. hosts first congressional hearing on effect of immigration raids
During a congressional oversight hearing in L.A. Monday, more than a dozen elected officials, experts and community members laid bare the impact of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
'An American nightmare': L.A. hosts first congressional hearing on effect of immigration raids
My latest: 'An American nightmare': L.A. hosts first congressional hearing on impact of immigration raids
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
'An American nightmare': L.A. hosts first congressional hearing on effect of immigration raids
During a congressional oversight hearing in L.A. Monday, more than a dozen elected officials, experts and community members laid bare the impact of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration cr...
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My latest: 'An American nightmare': L.A. hosts first congressional hearing on impact of immigration raids
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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I understand where you're coming from. My colleague @brittnymejia.bsky.social wrote a whole separate story about that the night before. She was actually the one who broke the news -- www.latimes.com/california/s...
Judge rules Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. is 'unlawfully serving'
A federal judge issued a split decision in response to a challenge over how the Trump administration installed acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli, declining to dismiss indictments he has overseen but find...
www.latimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I understand where you're coming from. My colleague @brittnymejia.bsky.social wrote a whole separate story about that the night before. She was actually the one who broke the news -- www.latimes.com/california/s...
BREAKING: A federal judge has disqualified Bill Essayli as acting U.S. attorney saying he “unlawfully assumed the role.” But says Essayli can keep his position as first assistant United States attorney. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Judge rules Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. is 'unlawfully serving' — but won't dismiss indictments
A federal judge issued a split decision in response to a challenge over how the Trump administration installed Acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli in his position as the region's top prosecutor.
www.latimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge has disqualified Bill Essayli as acting U.S. attorney saying he “unlawfully assumed the role.” But says Essayli can keep his position as first assistant United States attorney. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Here’s Angel reuniting with his family after he was arrested by Border Patrol outside of a @gavinnewsom.bsky.social press conference last month. Minguela has no criminal record and DHS said he was detained for overstaying his visa.
September 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Here’s Angel reuniting with his family after he was arrested by Border Patrol outside of a @gavinnewsom.bsky.social press conference last month. Minguela has no criminal record and DHS said he was detained for overstaying his visa.
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Last month, I wrote about Angel Minguela Palacios, who was arrested by Border Patrol while delivering strawberries.
On Thursday, I was with his partner and their three kids when they welcomed him home after he spent more than a month in ICE detention www.latimes.com/california/s...
On Thursday, I was with his partner and their three kids when they welcomed him home after he spent more than a month in ICE detention www.latimes.com/california/s...
A strawberry delivery driver arrested by Border Patrol tries to make his way home
Angel Minguela Palacios was arrested in Little Tokyo last month. He spent weeks in immigration detention, hoping to get home to the love of his life and their three children.
www.latimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Last month, I wrote about Angel Minguela Palacios, who was arrested by Border Patrol while delivering strawberries.
On Thursday, I was with his partner and their three kids when they welcomed him home after he spent more than a month in ICE detention www.latimes.com/california/s...
On Thursday, I was with his partner and their three kids when they welcomed him home after he spent more than a month in ICE detention www.latimes.com/california/s...
Last month, I wrote about Angel Minguela Palacios, who was arrested by Border Patrol while delivering strawberries.
On Thursday, I was with his partner and their three kids when they welcomed him home after he spent more than a month in ICE detention www.latimes.com/california/s...
On Thursday, I was with his partner and their three kids when they welcomed him home after he spent more than a month in ICE detention www.latimes.com/california/s...
A strawberry delivery driver arrested by Border Patrol tries to make his way home
Angel Minguela Palacios was arrested in Little Tokyo last month. He spent weeks in immigration detention, hoping to get home to the love of his life and their three children.
www.latimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Last month, I wrote about Angel Minguela Palacios, who was arrested by Border Patrol while delivering strawberries.
On Thursday, I was with his partner and their three kids when they welcomed him home after he spent more than a month in ICE detention www.latimes.com/california/s...
On Thursday, I was with his partner and their three kids when they welcomed him home after he spent more than a month in ICE detention www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Protester found not guilty of assault against federal officer at L.A. immigration protest despite top Border Patrol official's testimony. Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
Protester found not guilty of assault despite top Border Patrol official's testimony
A misdemeanor assault case against Brayan Ramos-Brito was the first to go to trial after dozens of people were accused of impeding or attacking federal agents during protests against immigration enfor...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Protester found not guilty of assault against federal officer at L.A. immigration protest despite top Border Patrol official's testimony. Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
This week, I attended an ICE hiring expo in Arlington, Texas. Thousands of people turned out and nearly 700 received tentative job offers.
Here’s some of what I saw there
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Here’s some of what I saw there
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ICE is hiring 10,000 agents. Some unexpected people want to join the Trump crackdown
Thousands of applicants turned out for a two-day hiring expo for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Arlington, Texas, with many hoping to start a career as a deportation officer.
www.latimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This week, I attended an ICE hiring expo in Arlington, Texas. Thousands of people turned out and nearly 700 received tentative job offers.
Here’s some of what I saw there
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Here’s some of what I saw there
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Tostada shell appreciation post
When my family was stationed in Germany the base commissary didn’t have tostadas so we had to fry up the tortillas by hand. Nothing like popping oil to wake you up quick
When my family was stationed in Germany the base commissary didn’t have tostadas so we had to fry up the tortillas by hand. Nothing like popping oil to wake you up quick
August 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Tostada shell appreciation post
When my family was stationed in Germany the base commissary didn’t have tostadas so we had to fry up the tortillas by hand. Nothing like popping oil to wake you up quick
When my family was stationed in Germany the base commissary didn’t have tostadas so we had to fry up the tortillas by hand. Nothing like popping oil to wake you up quick
Last week, Border Patrol agents massed outside of a @governor.ca.gov news conference. They wound up arresting Angel Rodrigo Minguela Palacios, a strawberry delivery driver with no criminal record and just there to drop off fruit to a tea room.
This is his story
www.latimes.com/california/s...
This is his story
www.latimes.com/california/s...
He was delivering strawberries in L.A. when Border Patrol stopped him. 'The wrong place at the wrong time'
Angel Rodrigo Minguela Palacios was delivering strawberries to a tearoom in Little Tokyo when Border Patrol agents massed nearby where Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a news conference. Minguela ended u...
www.latimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Last week, Border Patrol agents massed outside of a @governor.ca.gov news conference. They wound up arresting Angel Rodrigo Minguela Palacios, a strawberry delivery driver with no criminal record and just there to drop off fruit to a tea room.
This is his story
www.latimes.com/california/s...
This is his story
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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BREAKING: Trump administration asks #SCOTUS to lift federal judge's order barring "roving" immigration raids in Los Angeles area. Filing says 1 in 10 residents of the district are undocumented immigrants. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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August 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration asks #SCOTUS to lift federal judge's order barring "roving" immigration raids in Los Angeles area. Filing says 1 in 10 residents of the district are undocumented immigrants. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Brian Gavidia told us he was stopped by a Border Patrol agent in Montebello and despite telling him he was American, was pushed against this fence. He said he gave his real ID to the agent and never got it back. Here’s video his friend took www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
June 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Brian Gavidia told us he was stopped by a Border Patrol agent in Montebello and despite telling him he was American, was pushed against this fence. He said he gave his real ID to the agent and never got it back. Here’s video his friend took www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
David Huerta has been released. Here he is embracing his wife outside the Roybal courthouse
June 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
David Huerta has been released. Here he is embracing his wife outside the Roybal courthouse
A lawyer for Ambiance Apparel — the company that was the site of an ICE workplace raid on Friday — released a statement to me earlier today.
There are reports that 46 people were detained there.
There are reports that 46 people were detained there.
June 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A lawyer for Ambiance Apparel — the company that was the site of an ICE workplace raid on Friday — released a statement to me earlier today.
There are reports that 46 people were detained there.
There are reports that 46 people were detained there.
U.S. attorneys office in LA said David Huerta, president of SEIU California, has been charged with conspiracy to impede an officer. He’s been in jail since Friday and is expected to make his first appearance in federal court this afternoon. I’m waiting for hearing to start
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
U.S. attorneys office in LA said David Huerta, president of SEIU California, has been charged with conspiracy to impede an officer. He’s been in jail since Friday and is expected to make his first appearance in federal court this afternoon. I’m waiting for hearing to start
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Justice Department to investigate California, back lawsuit over transgender kids in sports (w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social & Howard Blume):
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Justice Department to investigate California, back lawsuit over transgender kids in sports
The probe will look into whether California is violating the civil rights of cisgender girls by allowing transgender students to compete in school sports.
www.latimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Justice Department to investigate California, back lawsuit over transgender kids in sports (w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social & Howard Blume):
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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BREAKING: A federal judge will reduce charges against an L.A. Sheriff’s deputy to a misdemeanor — after he was convicted of a felony in an excessive force case. Latest w/
@brittnymejia.bsky.social
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@brittnymejia.bsky.social
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Federal judge reduces charge against L.A. deputy convicted of excessive force to misdemeanor
An L.A. County sheriff's deputy who was convicted of a felony for assaulting and pepper-spraying an unarmed woman will now face only a misdemeanor under a judge's ruling Tuesday.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge will reduce charges against an L.A. Sheriff’s deputy to a misdemeanor — after he was convicted of a felony in an excessive force case. Latest w/
@brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
@brittnymejia.bsky.social
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SCOOP: Sources tell us several L.A. federal prosecutors resigned after Trump-appointed U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli offered a plea deal to an L.A. Sheriff's deputy who'd already been convicted in excessive force case. w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social & @keribla.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff's deputy, sources say
Multiple federal prosecutors in Los Angeles submitted resignations after U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli offered a plea agreement to an L.A. County sheriff's deputy who had already been convicted of using ...
www.latimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell us several L.A. federal prosecutors resigned after Trump-appointed U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli offered a plea deal to an L.A. Sheriff's deputy who'd already been convicted in excessive force case. w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social & @keribla.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Federal court in California issues an injunction against Border Patrol, barring them from stops without reasonable suspicion, following controversial raids in Kern County earlier this year.
April 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Federal court in California issues an injunction against Border Patrol, barring them from stops without reasonable suspicion, following controversial raids in Kern County earlier this year.
My best friend just told me she’s pregnant and all I can say is — today is an unfortunate day to announce that news.
No one believes her 🥲
No one believes her 🥲
April 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
My best friend just told me she’s pregnant and all I can say is — today is an unfortunate day to announce that news.
No one believes her 🥲
No one believes her 🥲
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Breaking: Trump ally and rising California GOP star Bill Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A. (w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social & Seema Mehta):
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump ally and rising California GOP star Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A.
The attorney general has selected Riverside Assemblymember Bill Essayli — considered a rising and controversial Republican voice — to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for Los Angeles and surrounding are...
www.latimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Breaking: Trump ally and rising California GOP star Bill Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A. (w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social & Seema Mehta):
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...