NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT
Los Angeles, CA, November 10, 2026: Los Angeles Mayor-elect Nithya Raman has taken aim at President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, condemning the actions of federal immigration agents at a Boyle Heights hospital and vowing to protect immigrant communities from aggressive enforcement.
The mayor-elect accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of obstructing emergency room access and detaining two U.S. citizens at White Memorial Hospital, calling the incident an example of what she described as the Trump administration’s reckless immigration policies.
“I’m appalled by what took place last night at White Memorial hospital in Boyle Heights, where ICE agents were obstructing emergency room entry and detained two US citizens,” Raman wrote in a social media post.
“I condemn these reckless actions by the Trump administration.”
Raman said she joined Supervisor-Elect Durazo, Assemblymember Gonzalez, Councilmember Jurado, Proyecto Pastoral Executive Director Roman and community advocates the following afternoon to demand accountability and transparency surrounding the incident.
The confrontation at the hospital has brought renewed attention to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, where federal raids have sparked protests and concerns among immigrant communities.
In a strongly worded message, Raman said voters had rejected the administration’s approach to immigration enforcement in the November 3 elections.
“On Tuesday, voters sent Donald Trump a clear message: get ICE out of our cities and states,” she wrote.
“Immigrants should feel safe in their own neighborhoods. And we will continue to offer legal defense, support rapid response, and ensure city resources never help ICE terrorize our neighbors.”
Raman also addressed residents of Boyle Heights directly, assuring immigrant families that they would have the city’s support.
“To the families of Boyle Heights: you are not alone. This is your city. You belong here, and we will support you.”
Her statements signal a confrontational approach toward federal immigration enforcement as she prepares to assume leadership of Los Angeles, a city with one of the largest immigrant populations in the United States.
Raman also shared emergency resources for residents affected by immigration enforcement, including the LA Raids and Rapid Response Network Hotline at (888) 624-4752, the Immigrant Defenders Law Center Rapid Response Legal Hotline at (213) 833-8283, and the BHIRN Rapid Response Hotline at (323) 805-1049.
Cover photo credit: Nithya Raman/X.
