Mayor-Elect Nithya Raman joins anti-ICE protests after tense standoff with agents at LA hospital
Los Angeles Mayor-elect Nithya Raman wasted little time signaling where she stands on immigration enforcement, joining anti-ICE protesters Saturday and leading chants demanding federal agents leave the city.Raman appeared outside Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights following a tense overnight confrontation between federal agents and demonstrators at the hospital.“I am an immigrant myself,” Raman told the crowd.“I have felt the fear that so many across this city, across this country have felt since these raids began.” The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.
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Never miss a story Speaking in Spanish, Raman led chants of “ICE out of Boyle Heights” and “ICE out of LA” before declaring the previous night’s incident an affront to Americans.Outgoing Mayor Karen Bass also piled on, calling on the Trump administration to halt immigration enforcement around medical facilities.“I condemn ICE’s action and call on the Trump Administration to stop all immigration enforcement in and around health care facilities.”The backlash followed Friday night’s confrontation, when ICE agents brought a person in their custody to White Memorial’s emergency department for undisclosed medical reasons.Hospital officials said agents blocked the emergency entrance for roughly two hours.“When agents formed a line across our ambulance entrance, which we did not request nor authorize,” a hospital spokesperson told NBC 4, explaining the decision to reroute ambulances.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!...