Los Angeles Daily News: LA City Council considers support of drone surveillance ban, restrictions on ICE employment

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Los Angeles City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez introduced a resolution Wednesday in support of legislation aimed at preventing federal agencies from using drones to surveil people exercising their constitutional rights. If approved by the City Council, the resolution would be added the city’s 2025-26 federal legislative program — formally establishing Los Angeles’ support for the House…

BuzzFeed: “This Is An Intentional Normalization Effort”: People Are Stunned Trump Keeps Repeating This Same Terrifying Statement Out Loud

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It's no secret that people have been throwing around that eight-letter D-word to describe Donald Trump for quite some time now. From announcing he'd be reviewing Smithsonian exhibitions so they align with his interpretation of history, to deploying the National Guard across US cities, firing or attempting to fire officials who oppose him, and even raising the idea of an…

Eastsider LA: City Council considers drone surveillance ban, restrictions on ICE employment

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City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez introduced a resolution Wednesday in support of legislation aimed at preventing federal agencies from using drones to surveil people exercising their constitutional rights. If approved by the City Council, the resolution would be added the city's 2025-26 federal legislative program -- formally establishing Los Angeles' support for the bill known as…

The Korea Daily: Rep. Jimmy Gomez Demands DHS Response Over Detention of Two Korean Nationals

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U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif, 34th District), whose constituency includes Los Angeles’ Koreatown, has lodged a formal protest with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the detention of two Korean nationals, Taeheung Kim and Yeonsoo Go, raising concerns about unlawful procedures.  According to Gomez’s office, the letter sent on August 22 to DHS…

Los Angeles Times: Immigration enforcement needs oversight. ICE can’t just ban lawmakers

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As the Trump administration continues to ramp up immigration enforcement actions, a group of lawmakers is suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement for placing restrictions on detention center visits — obstructing Congress’ role in overseeing government functions. Twelve House Democrats filed a lawsuit challenging new guidelines that require advance notice for oversight visits and…

The Wrap: LA Rep. Jimmy Gomez Accuses ICE of Staging Empty Migrant Detention Center: ‘Straight Out of the Twilight Zone’

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez of Los Angeles thinks the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cleared out a migrant detention center ahead of his visit. The politician says ICE must have cleaned up the facility in question because they knew they were “breaking the law” amid activists’ calls of inhumane conditions. “It was straight out of ‘The Twilight Zone,’” Gomez told Jen Psaki on MSNBC’s…

Los Angeles Times: Schools to open with unprecedented protections for children and their parents amid ICE raids

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Los Angeles public schools are opening Thursday for the new academic year confronting an intense and historically unique moment: They will be operating in opposition to the federal government’s immigration raids and have set in motion aggressive moves to protect children and their immigrant parents...Trump administration policy is that no location — including a school — is off limits for…

Los Angeles Times: ICE processing center is all but empty when California Congress members arrive to inspect

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On Monday, the Congress members got their first look at the basement facility known as B-18. But Reps. Brad Sherman, Judy Chu and Jimmy Gomez said that they were left with more questions than answers — and accused the government of sanitizing the center. “They wanted to show us nothing,” said Gomez, whose district includes downtown L.A. “It was nothing, it was…