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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 25d

Huntington Beach, CA - Members of Patriot Front, and several explicitly Neo-Nazi active clubs marching through Huntington Beach right now. Led by “Culture War Criminal” Ryan Sanchez, they are mostly being received warmly by a Charlie Mirk memorial demonstration at Huntington Beach Pier.

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Wendy Fry @wendyfry.bsky.social · Sep 3

ACLU argues Border Patrol broke court order with high-profile Sacramento raid w/ @sergioolmos.bsky.social
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ACLU argues Border Patrol broke court order with high-profile Sacramento raid

Border Patrol agents were supposed to stop indiscriminate raids in LA and the Central Valley. Then they moved to Sacramento.

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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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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Aug 16

The Trump Administration just asked the Supreme Court to let federal agents in LA target people based on race or ethnicity.

Here’s exactly what that means

W/ @evidentmedia.org

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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Aug 14

Los Angeles City Council member Ysabel Jurado on the Border Patrol raid outside the Japanese National Museum where Gov. Newsom held a press conference calling for a special November election

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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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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Aug 8

“The federal government has now gone running to the Supreme Court asking it to undo a narrow court order—applicable in only one judicial district—that merely compels them to follow the Constitution.” Said the ACLU

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift temporary ban on roving immigration stops in L.A.

The federal government has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to lift a ban on roving immigration sweeps.

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · Aug 7

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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Evident Media @evidentmedia.org · Aug 6

"What you're basically doing is deconstructing ICE and DHS and their strategies and letting viewers, readers, listeners see for themselves." Thank you to Latino USA for hosting @sergioolmos.bsky.social and featuring our latest reporting in collaboration with @calmatters.org and @bellingcat.com.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Jul 23

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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Jul 24

“A Times investigation: As west Altadena burned, L.A. County fire trucks stayed elsewhere.

…only one L.A. County fire truck was west of Lake Avenue, where nearly all of the deaths took place.”

Via @rellis.bsky.social

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A Times investigation: As west Altadena burned, L.A. County fire trucks stayed elsewhere

Vehicle locator data obtained by The Times show that most L.A. County fire trucks didn’t shift into west Altadena until long after fire ravaged the area. How much of the town could have been saved, re...

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Melissa Gomez @melissagomez.bsky.social · Jul 23

"In west Altadena — where thousands of structures would burn and all but one of the 19 deaths from the Eaton fire would occur — there was just 1 county fire truck as the flames spread at 3:08 a.m., according to automatic vehicle locator data obtained by The Times."
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A Times investigation: As west Altadena burned, L.A. County fire trucks stayed elsewhere

Vehicle locator data obtained by The Times show that most L.A. County fire trucks didn’t shift into west Altadena until long after fire ravaged the area. How much of the town could have been saved, re...

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Wendy Fry @wendyfry.bsky.social · Jul 22

Very nice shoutout for @calmatters today for our FOIA work from @nickmiroff.bsky.social in his excellent profile on Bovino in @theatlantic.com. W/ @sergioolmos.bsky.social

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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Jul 22

Hey Jenn, fwiw, Nick credited CalMatters in the piece, which was kind. I thought the reporting was excellent, stuff in there I haven’t read before. I’m a fan of Nick’s work overall, and I felt like this profile was unique and well done.

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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · Jul 22

Bonus: this 2018 email to Bovino from his friend, the Border Patrol official he hired to be his #2 in New Orleans, from the court files of a discrimination lawsuit DHS lost storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you 🙏

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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · Jul 22

H/t to @sergioolmos.bsky.social and @calmatters.org for their stellar coverage of Bovino's rise calmatters.org/economy/2025...

Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees

Border Patrol said it had a list of targets for its high-profile January raid, but it had a record for just one of the 78 people it arrested.

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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · Jul 22

NEW: our profile of Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official running the immigration raids on the streets of Los Angeles, and what his role portends for next phase of Trump's propaganda-driven deportation campaign @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations

Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.

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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Jul 22

“Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.”

Via @nickmiroff.bsky.social
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The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations

Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.

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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Jul 18

Border Patrol agents moved their operations northward to Ca’s capital, targeting a Home Depot in Sacramento, more than 500 miles away from the border.

W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social @addonohue.bsky.social

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‘There is no sanctuary anywhere:’ Border Patrol raids come to California’s capital

The Border Patrol began conducting operations in Sacramento on Thursday, less than a week after a judge halted its wide-ranging LA raids.

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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · Jul 12

DHS secretary Noem on federal court ruling blocking roving immigration patrols in Los Angeles:

“He’s an idiot” referring to federal judge(who’s a woman)

“Our operations will continue, we will be in compliance with all federal judges orders.”

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Andy Donohue @addonohue.bsky.social · Jul 12

A federal judge says the LA immigration sweeps must stop.

Because agents can’t just approach Latinos without a warrant or reasonable suspicion.

And they can’t deny detainees access to a lawyer.

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Judge says immigration agents must stop ‘roving patrols’ that have upended Southern California

A court ruling Friday orders a halt to a chaotic and relentless 36-day immigration crackdown that’s upended life across Southern California.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · Jul 11

Portland got a shout-out in in the DHS blog today. Come for the drama, stay for the feds' translation of "Chinga la Migra." www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07...

Anarchists and Rioters in Portland Illegally Dox ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement | Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem today released the following statement addressing criminals and Antifa-affiliated groups continued efforts to dox the personal information of Immi...

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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · Jul 11

Just came through my desk: Per Los Angeles District Attorney, an armed off-duty U.S. Border Patrol Officer was charged with assaulting a Long Beach police officer and resisting arrest in the Shoreline Village parking lot in the city of Long Beach on July 7.

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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · Jul 11

Bass’ new executive order also will direct the office to file a FOIA request to ICE to “obtain records regarding the dates and locations of all enforcement activities in Los Angeles,” dates and reason for arrests and detainments and “policies governing officers’ use of badges.”

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