ICE Agents At White Memorial Hospital

[Gregory Matthews]

 

ICE agents block entry and detain at White Memorial Hospital.

https://spectrummagazine.org/the-current/ice-agents-arrest-two-block-ambulance-entrance-at-adventist-health-white-memorial/

[bonnie1962]

Nithya Raman was elected to fix LA. Her first move should infuriate voters

Nithya Raman was elected to fix LA — not to bring more conflict to the streets of the city. Yet her first act as mayor-elect was to join an absurd anti-ICE protest at a hospital this weekend.

Left-wing activists created the false impression that ICE agents had raided a hospital. Nothing like that happened — in fact, it was closer to the opposite, as anti-ICE activists tried to invade an emergency room.

What really took place was that ICE agents brought a detainee to the hospital for medical attention. They weren’t raiding the hospital, at all; they were trying to provide aid. They were doing their humanitarian duty. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gustave]

It was likely a misunderstanding. Liberal zealots believed toddlers were being denied sex reassignment medical care, became militant and acted out. The media was promptly there to offer support to the liberal agenda. 

[phkrause]

First question I would have is "Why are ICE agents there? and not the police?????

And as far as the newly elected mayor is concerned, here is an AI report on that:

Yes, newly elected Mayor Nithya Raman was present at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles. She joined protests against ICE agents who were blocking ambulances outside the hospital, which sparked significant public outcry.

Details of the Event

The incident at White Memorial Medical Center involved several key aspects.

• Protests — Demonstrators gathered outside the hospital to oppose ICE's actions, which included blocking ambulances.
• Mayor's Involvement — Nithya Raman, as mayor-elect, participated in the protests, emphasizing her stance against federal immigration enforcement at healthcare facilities.
• Public Reaction — The confrontation led to widespread criticism and support for Raman's actions, highlighting the contentious nature of immigration policies.
• Location — The protests occurred at Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights, a significant site for the community.

And the mayor doesn't take office until Dec 14!

[bonnie1962]

1 hour ago, phkrause said:

First question I would have is "Why are ICE agents there? and not the police?????

Because they had two people in custody, one needed medical attention. Unless a correction has been reported ICE did exactly what ICE was supposed to do. Both later were arrested for assaulting federal officers.

1 hour ago, phkrause said:

 

Yes, newly elected Mayor Nithya Raman was present at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles. She joined protests against ICE agents who were blocking ambulances outside the hospital, which sparked significant public outcry.

 

Every Angeleno should be able to get medical care without worrying about being deported and torn from their loved ones," her statement on X read, in part. "Angelenos should not have to live in fear. ICE has no place in Los Angeles."

 

 

My first question would be did she know why the men  were in  custody? Did she know or maybe a better question would be if she cared one needed medical attention. Following the rules he was taken to the hospital. I dont see anything about his medical attention that was needed. I saw nothing of this man being in custody prior to arriving at the hospital. Agents were there with two men in custody and the police dept is not a reliable aid for this 

 

The incident at White Memorial Medical Center involved several key aspects.

• Mayor's Involvement — Nithya Raman, as mayor-elect, n participated in the protests, emphasizing her stance against federal immigration enforcement at healthcare facilities.

The above by the mayor gives a far different impression. This did not start out as federal immigration. It started out as a man needing medical care

Did she know why the men were in custody? Did she know one needed medical attention? Where should IICE have brought a man needing medical attention.  maybe ICE blocked ER entrance because of the behavior past and present of peaceful loving liberal protestors?

Did ICE block ER entrance when they arrived with a man needing medical attention? Or after protestors were notified and s along with the newly elected mayor?

I havent followed this since it first happened.  But several key issues seem to have been omitted. 

Did the mayor have any idea why the men were in custody? What should ICE have done with a man needing medical attention? Did ICE block ER entrance upon arrival? Or did they block entrance either after notification of a pending arrival of protestors or after they arrived?  

1 hour ago, phkrause said:

• Public Reaction — The confrontation led to widespread criticism and support for Raman's actions, highlighting the contentious nature of immigration policies.
• Location — The protests occurred at Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights, a significant site for the community.

And the mayor doesn't take office until Dec 14!

,Her five minutes of fame. Do we know if the protestors were hired.

After MN spontaneous riots the  protestors were found to be hired and pay scale reported  

[bonnie1962]

Would those of you that sound as if y ou believe ICE blocked the ER on arrival be so kind as to offer where you found that infor,

It sounds more like the mob was notified that ICE was there and brought a man in that needed attention, The Mobwas notified by someone and gathered.

ICE probably anticipated violence and took precaution. 

 

[phkrause]

I'm guessing than that if there are discrepancies than the whole story needs to come out first before we can determine what's really going on here?

[Hanseng]

The Boyle Heights district was once a thriving Jewish community. What in now Caesar Chavez Avenue used to be Brooklyn Ave. East L.A., where the White Memorial is located, is a Hispanic community. There are more than 100,000 reaidents in East L.A. 95% are Hispanic. There are areas where White people should appear only with a Hispanic escort. In short, there are likely thousands of illegals in East Los Angeles. It is exactly the kind of place where immigration enforcement should exercise itself.  A large proportion of Hispanic immigrants maintain their distinct identity, usually Mexican. They are not assimilating into American culture, nor do they want to. Parts of downtown Los Angeles, city block after city block, are essentially an extension of Mexico. You would never guess you were in America, if you woke up there one morning. 

Whatever ICE is doing in Los Angeles is perfectly understandable, from an immigration enforcement perspective. How they do their job is another matter. Law enforcement officers, of any stripe, can get themselves killed being "nice." Generally, Americans are very rude and disrespectful of and to law enforcement. If ICE wants to get the job done, they could forget about non lethal alternatives, i.e., drop a few bodies. As a guy who pulled a gun on me in Arizona said, "You may not respect me but you will fear me."

[Asia Joe]

On 11/9/2026 at 10:44 PM, Gregory Matthews said:

 

ICE agents block entry and detain at White Memorial Hospital.

I understand why people are upset with this. But let me tell you, as a person who has traveled to many countries. Immigration agents are some of the rudest and meanest people I have ever dealt with. 

Japan is such a friendly country, except one group of people.  You better not cross them. In some places just talking rude (many places in Asia) is justification for removal. 

I can assure you, if one of these Asian countries had such serious immigration problems that the USA has, they would be much more brutal than these ICE agents.  I am not exaggerating. 

[bonnie1962]

3 hours ago, phkrause said:

I'm guessing than that if there are discrepancies than the whole story needs to come out first before we can determine what's really going on here?

That didn't seem to be the thinking when this was first posted.

The way most of the reporting has been done on this you would think that ICE  made a random decision to block the ER of this hospital. Someone will grab a headline or a sentence or two and run with it. Most certainly the media is aware of that. Just one headline concerning this would be enough ; This could certainly add fuel to a fire certain groups are anxious to start 

ICE agents showed up at a hospital in Los Angeles on Saturday and blocked off the ambulance entrance.

KABC-TV, a Los Angeles TV station, reports that ICE showed up at about midnight at Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center with a person in custody who needed medical treatment in the emergency room. A hospital spokesperson said federal agents blocked the entrance to the ER for two hours.

The spokesman for the medical center again makes it sound as if they just decided to exercise a little muscle and block ER

“When agents formed a line across our ambulance entrance, which we did not request nor authorize, we diverted ambulances to nearby hospitals for about two hours to ensure every patient received timely, respectful, and culturally sensitive care,” the spokesperson told NBC Los Angeles.

The cause is always ignored. ICE just drove up to this hospital and blocked ER? We have had the peaceful mobs do this and block ambulances with patients inside, So far ICE has not been reported doing that

Protesters soon showed up to object to the presence of ICE agents at the hospital, and one of the demonstrators, a teenage girl, was reportedly pepper-sprayed by agents and needed medical attention.

Would be interesting to find out if this highly concerned mob was being paid. As in MN. Kind of reminds one of the hired mourners in the 1800's

 

 

 

 

Hospital president Daniel Fontura said that agents entered the hospital, and wanted to be present when doctors were speaking with the patient in ICE custody. According to Fontura, hospital officials rebuffed the agents.

“There was a time when ICE actually wanted to break protocol and be present with the physician in that sacred physician patient encounter and we said no,” Fontura said. He said that when ICE started to block access to ambulances and EMS vehicles, the hospital then contacted the Los Angeles Police Department for help.