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...

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...

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."

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.

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:

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...

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...

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...

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!

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...

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—

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...

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.

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...

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

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.

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.

Will be seen by historians as a pivotal moment, a cliff over which this country was dragged by fascists and their sycophants, into a vast abyss of suffering the likes of which we haven’t yet been able to fully grasp

I was diagnosed with a concussion after federal agents shot me in the head with a rubber bullet.

Reporter @ryannemena.bsky.social of @ladailynews.bsky.social was shot with crowd-control munitions by federal agents two days in a row while covering anti-deportation protests in LA County. On June 6, she was shot in the thigh with a pepper ball outside the detention center downtown.

Man suspected of posing as Border Patrol agent arrested in Huntington Park Read more:

That’s right, we’re suing the feds.

“They came out here, attacked our communities with our people vending,” Guevara said. “To see them run and escape for their lives really hurts me because day laborers built this community. … We built LA.” Read more about the Hollywood Home Depot raid here: www.dailynews.com/2025/06/19/h...

Hollywood Home Depot raided by federal agents; vendors and day laborers taken Read more:

BREAKING: Federal immigration agents raided the Home Depot off Sunset and Western this morning. I'm being told by witnesses that about 15 people were taken. This is a developing story.

I wanted to share this so that people know how dangerous these less lethal munitions are. I left the protest early last night to take my friend and coworker, Nick Stern, to the ER. He is having surgery this morning to remove embedded shrapnel. These protesters came to his rescue when he went down ❤️.

This is my leg less than two days after a Homeland Security agent shot me with a “less lethal” pepper ball bullet while covering an immigration raid protest in Los Angeles

This is the second day in a row that federal agents shot us both

That journalist’s entire thread on Paramount ICE stand off. bsky.app/profile/acat...

Federal immigration agents detained at least 45 people across Los Angeles yesterday. This clip is from the raid at Ambiance Apparel. Dozens of armed FBI agents in tactical gear were present.

Long Beach man’s website taps community to slow ICE’s deportation raids Read more:

Immigration agents target multiple downtown LA locations, clash with protesters Read more:

Federal immigration agents just detained a group of people at the Ambiance Apparel parking lot in downtown Los Angeles. A group of people are chanting “shame!” and “no firmé nada!” (Don’t sign anything in Spanish)

Why mosquito season will have less bite this year in Southern California Read more:

‘Reckless’ car chase suspect arrested after crashing into cars in Pacoima Read more:

ICE agents staking out courthouses in Southern California to detain undocumented immigrants Read more:

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2 people and 1 dog killed when small plane crashes into 2 Simi Valley homes Read more:

Federal immigration agents detained a group of day laborers at a Home Depot in Pomona, CA on Tues. Videos shared with broadcast stations show several unmarked cars and vehicles appearing to belong to Border Patrol entering the parking lot. 🎁 🔗: www.dailybulletin.com/2025/04/22/f...

Many immigrant kids are facing court alone, without a lawyer. Legal orgs are stretched thin and turning children away after the Trump admin slashed key funding last month. My latest: [🎁 🔗] www.dailynews.com/2025/04/10/i... #immigration #immigrationcourt #unaccompaniedminors

Immigrant legal service providers sue Trump administration to restore funding for unaccompanied minors’ legal representation. Read my latest: www.dailynews.com/2025/03/27/i...

UPDATE: On Friday, February 21, the Trump administration reversed the stop-work order — three days after halting the program that provided legal services to 26,000 immigrant children across the U.S. www.dailynews.com/2025/02/21/t...

26,000 immigrant children, some barely learning to talk, will now be expected to represent themselves in immigration courts across the U.S. after a move by the Trump admin on Tuesday that halted legal representation for the vulnerable group. My latest [🎁🔗] www.dailynews.com/2025/02/19/t...

Unsure if your home is in a mandatory evacuation zone? Plug in your address to this website and find out: protect.genasys.com/search #LAWildfires

Great background info on the #WatchDuty app from @sierravanderbrug.bsky.social Many LA residents have download the app this week (myself included) to get real time alerts on their phone as the #PalisadesFire & #EatonFire progress & new fires emerge. Gift link: www.dailybreeze.com/2025/01/10/h...

Covering the wildfires here in LA feels like a duty to the city and people I love. Thank you @kpbssandiego.bsky.social for having me on!

LA County sheriff’s dispatch system got a ‘temporary fix’ today after a New Year's Eve crash. www.dailynews.com/2025/01/03/l...

Have you recently received a text saying you owe a FasTrak toll fee with a link to pay? Beware – it may be a scam. www.dailynews.com/2025/01/02/b...

1/ 🧵SoCal winter storms + newly burned hills = threats of flooding, debris flows & mudslides. I spoke to residents and experts for this story about the measures folks are taking to prepare themselves and protect their property ahead of winter storms. www.dailynews.com/2024/12/20/h...

1/ Streetlight outages in LA have surged in recent years, largely due to copper wire theft. All of LA’s 223,000+ streetlights require copper to function. www.dailynews.com/2024/12/06/c...