J.W. Hendricks

At least 9 U.S. citizens have been taken into the custody of agents with ICE or U.S. Customs and Border Protection after observing or portesting near immigration raids in the LA area.

My latest story for @capitalandmainnews is here: capitalandmain.com/border-patro...

Unemployed in America: My Own Story There's a critical shortage of journalists in the American news industry, with many talented reporters experiencing layoffs just like mine. What can be done about it?

There's a critical shortage of journalists in the American news industry, with many talented reporters experiencing layoffs just like mine. What can be done about it?

'We'll see you in court:' L.A. County wants to bar ICE agents from concealing identity L.A. County took a first step Tuesday toward barring immigration officers from concealing their identities with neck gaiters and masks, though it’s far from clear they’ll be able to enforce the local ban on federal agents.

'We'll see you in court:' L.A. County wants to bar ICE agents from concealing identity

Facing a ‘Federal Occupation’: An Interview with Councilmember Ysabel Jurado The L.A. City Councilmember and daughter of undocumented immigrants speaks about immigration raids and recent LAPD activity.

Reporter @jeremotographs.bsky.social asked LA City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado if she had asked LAPD to stop brutalizing anti-ICE protesters.

Jurado, the daughter of undocumented immigrants, said: "At the end of the day, city council is advisory."

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US states to get $608 million from FEMA to build migrant detention centers The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration's push to expand capacity to hold migrants.

The Trump admin has formally unveiled a program to illegally use money Congress passed for sheltering migrants released from immigration custody to instead detain them in state-run prison camps.

They are calling this — no joke — "shelter in a detention environment." www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Photojournalist shot with crowd-control munition at LA-area protest Freelance photojournalist J.W. Hendricks was shot with a crowd-control munition while documenting anti-deportation protests in Compton, California, on June 7, …

Freelance photojournalist @jwhendricks.bsky.social was shot with a crowd-control munition and hit with tear gas while covering anti-deportation protests in the LA-area city of Compton on June 7.

Florida paying for illegal immigrants to self-deport in pilot program EXCLUSIVE — The state of Florida and the U.S. Border Patrol have teamed up to encourage illegal immigrants to self-deport on commercial flights.

Wild new program out of Florida!

Florida Highway Patrol officers will pull people over for random traffic violations. If they're undocumented, they get taken to Border Patrol, where they're told "either we send you to Alligator Alcatraz or Florida buys you a plane ticket to self-deport tomorrow."

Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and communicates using sign language, was swept up in a federal immigration raid at his job in Temple City. He could not communicate in handcuffs. His attorney says U....

Powerful and devastating work from @brittnymejia.bsky.social

Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas www.latimes.com/california/s...

Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and communicates using sign language, was swept up in a federal immigration raid at his job in Temple City. He could not communicate in handcuffs. His attorney says U....

A deaf man swept up in an L.A. ICE raid couldn’t speak, couldn’t hear — and couldn’t ask for help. His family had no idea where he was. This is how it happened

An update: a fundraiser taco pop up run by the family on Olympic and Spence in Boyle Heights already has more than a dozen people attending.

Greetings! I’m back in Huntington Park. Earlier, federal agents arrived for the third time. Despite saying they had a warrant, residents say, they never produced one. When leaving, one vehicle’s tires was destroyed. The Mayor of Huntington Park spoke with residents and gave a brief speech.

Greetings! I’m at the Huntington Park Library in Los Angeles, where a group of federal police officers that received flat tires during a confrontation with the community have parked. They are doing road repairs currently. Activists are beginning to arrive quickly from the community.

Inside ICE’s Supercharged Facial Recognition App of 200 Million Images 404 Media has seen user manuals for Mobile Fortify, ICE’s new facial recognition app which allows officers to instantly look up DHS, State Department, and state law enforcement databases by just point...

This is truly wild: @josephcox.bsky.social got the user manual for ICE's new facial recognition app, which appears to be one of the most powerful face rec systems ever because it is connected to tons of different government databases and surveillance systems

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Agreement gives US immigration authorities access to Medicaid records, including 79 million addresses and ethnicities.

Good morning! I’m here today at the LAPD Police Commission. A light day on the schedule, but a lot has happened with the department this week including a TRO forcing officers to not hit journalists with less lethals, two officers shooting, and reports of 80+ complaints during June’s protests

This federal ruling could change how police treat journalists during LA protests Press freedom scores a major victory as a judge further restricts LAPD from detaining journalists and shooting them with rubber bullets, though consequences for officers who violate the order remain u...

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A federal judge handed journalists a significant victory Friday, blocking LAPD from using “less lethal” munitions on reporters covering protests in the ongoing clash between press freedom and law enforcement tactics.

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Good day for TRO’s in LA.
This one blocks DHS and ICE from profiling Angelenos, including stops based on their race, ethnicity, and speaking Spanish. Also stops them from detaining people at various worksites including car washes and day labor sites.

ALSO BREAKING: The same lawsuit requested a temporary restraining order has also been granted. DHS is now prevented from multiple types of stops and must prove they reasonable suspicion for a stop.

BREAKING: A lawsuit brought by immigration groups, the ACLU, labor unions and individuals requesting a temporary restraining order against DHS from preventing legal access to counsel has been GRANTED in federal court.

Greetings! I’m here w/ @melbuer.bsky.social at Oxnard City Hall in Oxnard, CA. Immigrant defense and labor groups are making announcements regarding the large scale raids in Ventura County yesterday.

Federal judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets at protests A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Los Angeles police officers from using rubber projectiles and other so-called less-lethal munitions against reporters covering protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Federal judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets at protests

Can say that this effort to get a TRO was driven not just largely by lawyers but I’ve had a bit of an inside look at the absolute mountain of work that @adamrose.bsky.social did in order to get information for the case. It was a lot.

As folks were leaving, they tear gassed every car on the highway. We could see the plumes as we pulled up

A truly incredible level of organization and care has taken place here. Folks mobilized quickly, shared info, took care of one another, and at the end of the night, took a strategic retreat together. These community members are family members of the workers, are neighbors, are caring strangers

I’m out here in Camarillo, CA, with @acatwithnews.bsky.social, where hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to protests today’s raids. As we walk up, you can hear hundreds chanting. Lots of press here as well

Greetings! I’m OTG w/ @melbuer.bsky.social in Camarillo, CA. Protesters have been in something of a standoff with federal agents nearby. There are cars parked for nearly one mile from the intersection where I’m told the bulk of protesters are. Protesters still here even though it’s getting dark.

We’re seeing reports of Feds raiding farms in Oxnard and Camarillo today. This just happened in Camarillo.

Greetings! I’m at the US Courthouse in Los Angeles, CA with @melbuer.bsky.social . We are here to cover a suit filed by (among others) immigrant rights groups, several cities to enjoin DHS’ “flouting the Constitution and federal law in connection with ongoing immigration
raids” in the LA area.