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Ryanne Mena

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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · Apr 11

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 children can’t find lawyers, are on their own in court

‘My friends who stayed in Mexico were buried a month ago,’ said a teenager desperate to make a life in the U.S.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21d

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 · 21d

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...

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 · Sep 11

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 · Aug 31

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.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 31

Kristi Noem: "I do know that LA wouldn't be standing today if President Trump hadn't taken action."

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Beau Yarbrough ⌚🐕 @lby3.bsky.social · Aug 25

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:

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 · Aug 27

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...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Aug 18

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 · Aug 18

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...

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 · Aug 11

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!

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · Aug 11

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta say yes. Trump’s DOJ says no. The three-day trial to answer this question is scheduled to commence today at 10 a.m. with implications for the country as Trump continues to signal a desire to deploy troops to patrol domestic city streets.

5 things to know as Newsom and Trump go back to court over the National Guard in LA

Gov. Gavin Newsom alleges the Trump administration broke a 19th Century law when it sent troops to L.A. with military security perimeters and alleged apprehensions of civilian protestors.

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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · Aug 6

When asked for a comment, Penske released this statement:

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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · Aug 6

“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 · Aug 6

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...

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 · Jul 26

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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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · Jul 25

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...

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 · Jul 16

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 · Jul 15

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...

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.

www.dailynews.com

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · Jul 7

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 · Jul 7

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · Jul 7

Dignity Health is not allowing the immigration attorney into the hospital to see her client that ICE brought her on the 3rd after she was injured in a raid

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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · Jul 7

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 · Jul 4

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 · Jul 4

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 · Jul 4

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 · Jul 4

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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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · Jul 3

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

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Jul 3

BREAKING: The House just passed the massive budget bill.

This legislation will gut health care, food assistance, clean energy and more to fund massive tax cuts for the super-rich.

It now goes to Trump's desk.

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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · Jul 3

We’re suing DHS for unconstitutional violence:

www.aclusocal.org/en/press-rel...

Journalists, Protesters, and Legal Observers Sue DHS for Unconstitutional Violence

Excessive and unnecessary force employed to justify military deployment

www.aclusocal.org

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