Activists rallied Tuesday outside Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital, denouncing what they called the continued presence of Immigration Customs Enforcement contractors in the lobby of the medical facility, where a woman was recovering after suffering a medical emergency while being detained.
They identified the woman as Milagro Solis Portillo and said she became ill Thursday during an immigration enforcement operation outside a Sherman Oaks apartment complex.
The demonstrators said in a statement the presence of federal immigration agents was “creating a hostile and frightening environment for her, other patients, and hospital staff. Their presence is invasive and inappropriate in a medical setting. Milagro Solis Portillo deserves to heal in safety and dignity, free from intimidation and fear.”…