Activists and local politicians on Monday criticized a local hospital on allegations that it’s aiding federal law enforcement in immigration enforcement matters.
During a news conference, community and union leaders, city and state representatives and more gathered outside Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital, where they accused the hospital of allowing officers working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to monitor patients.
According to a Facebook post by the Glendale Teachers Association, ICE detained a woman, Milagro Solis Portillo, in Sherman Oaks on July 3. The association claims Portillo was injured during the encounter with officers and was left handcuffed, covered in vomit for more than eight hours…