Protesters gather at LA hospital after ICE agents bring person to ER

Protesters gathered outside of a Boyle Heights hospital after federal immigration agents brought a person in their custody to the emergency room for treatment and blocked the entrance for hours on Friday.

Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital officials confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents brought the unidentified person to the hospital Friday evening, but they did not specify the nature of the patient’s medical requirements.

As the agents stood outside the emergency room entrance, a large crowd of protesters began to converge at the hospital, some banging pots and recording the interaction on their phones…

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