sahra sulaiman
@sahrasulaiman.bsky.social
Writer of stories. Taker of pictures. Meticulous deconstructer of LAPD narratives. https://la.streetsblog.org/author/sahra
NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag -has *many* white supremacist donors -appears to advocate lynching He is expected to win Nov. election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
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How is ICE making record arrests? I found the answer in Pa. coal country, where cops lured by a promise of federal $$$ have embraced ICE's 287(g) and are throwing up checkpoints, raiding job sites, arresting 100s, and terrorizing their communities My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/penn...
In Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring arrests, fear | Will Bunch
Pa.'s Schuylkill County is the new face of Trump's mass deportation, as local cops lured by federal cash bust scores of migrants.
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After Pretti was killed, Savageford, who is Asian-American, said she was taken to a warehouse near the Whipple detention center where immigrants were being detained. She was strip-searched, including by male agents who Cook told HuffPost on Friday were “touching her privates.”
Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW from me: Lawyers for a witness to the killing of Alex Pretti confirmed she has given an interview to the feds. Full details inside. Warning: Disturbing content. www.huffpost.com/entry/she-wa...
Earlier this week we reported on a frightening incident in Equatorial Guinea, where immigrants deported by ICE and trapped in a hotel were held at gunpoint. Now one of those immigrants has been arrested, @gillianbrockell.com reports. prospect.org/2026/09/11/i...
Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say - The American Prospect
Ahmed Soliman’s attorneys fear he may have been sent to one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious torture prisons.
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LAPD internal affairs file spills more details on unit in racist recordings scandal
LAPD internal affairs file spills more details on unit in racist recordings scandal
An inquiry into the case's effect on LAPD recruitment efforts is ongoing, but an internal investigation sheds new light on the unit at the center of a scandal.
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After LAPD citations, MacArthur Park street vendors demand repeal of anti-camping law. Street vendors said they’re afraid this law will be used to target them and unhoused people before the 2028 Olympics. lapublicpress.org/2026/09/lapd...
After LAPD citations, MacArthur Park street vendors demand repeal of anti-camping law
Street vendors said they’re afraid this law will be used to target them and unhoused people before the 2028 Olympics.
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Devastating: Pierre Damas Bel, 20, died after purposely stepping into traffic. He was distraught after losing TPS & being fitted w/ an ankle monitor. He'd just been reunited w/ his family here in 2024. He joined JROTC & wanted to study medicine. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
College student steps into highway traffic, is killed after losing TPS
Pierre Damas Bel’s family said he took his own life after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle monitor.
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New from me: LAPD released video from an in-custody death that occurred in July. Jose Carlos Hoyos-Munoz appeared to be in crisis as 6 to 9 officers beat him three separate times. One officer is seen putting his knee into the back and neck of Munoz. He died 20 min later. lataco.com/lapd-beat-ha...
Police Video Shows LAPD Beat Handcuffed Man in Van Nuys Jail Before His Death ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD officers forcefully restrained a man, kneed him, and struck him with their elbows. He was later found dead in his cell.
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It's officially Ben Caldwell Square! From CM Heather Hutt's IG (Hutt proposed the renaming last August) www.instagram.com/p/DcrbQ55kr9...
sahra sulaiman@sahrasulaiman.bsky.social · 4w agoToday! Leimert Blvd and 43rd Pl to be renamed “Ben Caldwell Square” The dedication ceremony honoring the extraordinary contributions of artist, filmmaker, mentor, & visionary Ben Caldwell is at 9:30am. Stay for a full afternoon of "Ben Caldwell Day" celebrations! la.streetsblog.org/2026/08/30/t...
Today! Leimert Blvd and 43rd Pl to be renamed “Ben Caldwell Square” The dedication ceremony honoring the extraordinary contributions of artist, filmmaker, mentor, & visionary Ben Caldwell is at 9:30am. Stay for a full afternoon of "Ben Caldwell Day" celebrations! la.streetsblog.org/2026/08/30/t...
Today! Leimert Boulevard and 43rd Pl to be renamed "Ben Caldwell Square" - Streetsblog Los Angeles
The dedication ceremony honoring the extraordinary contributions of artist, filmmaker, mentor, and visionary Ben Caldwell takes place Sunday, August 30, at 9:30 a.m.
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This story is worth your time! As Lex notes, it's also so much bigger than this one case.
Shot On 35mm@shoton35mm.bsky.social · last mo.In 2006, Luis Salinas was convicted of attempted murder for a shooting he had no knowledge of. Since then another man confessed to being the sole shooter + the victim admitted they misidentified Salinas. Despite new evidence, the DA is fighting to keep Salinas in prison. lataco.com/luis-salinas...
In 2006, Luis Salinas was convicted of attempted murder for a shooting he had no knowledge of. Since then another man confessed to being the sole shooter + the victim admitted they misidentified Salinas. Despite new evidence, the DA is fighting to keep Salinas in prison. lataco.com/luis-salinas...
The Whole 'Hood Knows He's Innocent. Will He Finally Be Freed After 20 Years In Prison? ~ L.A. TACO
A shooting he had no knowledge of and a case of mistaken identity cost him his freedom. Then, the actual shooter confessed. Will a judge free him?
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Daniel Flores, the LAPD officer who set off a political firestorm when he reported some of his police colleagues for making racist, sexist and homophobic comments behind closed doors, has broken his silence. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Excluding our immigrant neighbors from necessary economic aid is indefensible & self-defeating: “In the city of LA, immigrants made up 51.4% of business owners in 2019, generating $4.3 billion in business income, according to the American Immigration Council.”
Aarón Cantú@aaroncantu.bsky.social · last mo.This has been such an outrageous story from the start. And it continues. thelalocal.org/california/f...
Here's our full story: D.A. reduces charges against LAPD officer who recorded racist remarks by colleagues. With the case down to a misdemeanor, it's very unlikely Officer Daniel Flores will spend one day in jail. w/ @liborjany.bsky.social & @lacrimes.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
D.A. reduces charges against LAPD officer who recorded racist remarks by colleagues
L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said an LAPD officer who was charged with multiple felonies for secretly recording racist, sexist and homophobic remarks by his colleagues will instead face misd...
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Close Friends, Family Hold Emotional Vigil for Reginald Foreman, 2nd Call Worker Gunned Down While Cleaning Up Crenshaw Blvd. la.streetsblog.org/2026/08/18/c...
Close Friends, Family Hold Emotional Vigil for Reginald Foreman, 2nd Call Worker Gunned Down While Cleaning Up Crenshaw Blvd. - Streetsblog Los Angeles
A community reels as family and friends try to make sense of a senseless loss
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City Atty Loses Bid to Criminalize Man Punched During Traffic Stop; Diversion Agreement Paves Way for Civil Proceedings Against City, LAPD to Resume la.streetsblog.org/2026/08/07/c...
City Atty Loses Bid to Criminalize Man Punched During Traffic Stop; Diversion Agreement Paves Way for Civil Proceedings Against City, LAPD to Resume - Streetsblog Los Angeles
Lawyers for Alexander Mitchell believe the misdemeanor resisting charges, filed 11 months after Officer Joshua Sportiello socked Mitchell in the face, were retaliatory and intended to interfere with p...
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Close Friends, Family Hold Emotional Vigil for Reginald Foreman, 2nd Call Worker Gunned Down While Cleaning Up Crenshaw Blvd. la.streetsblog.org/2026/08/18/c...
Close Friends, Family Hold Emotional Vigil for Reginald Foreman, 2nd Call Worker Gunned Down While Cleaning Up Crenshaw Blvd. - Streetsblog Los Angeles
A community reels as family and friends try to make sense of a senseless loss
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City Atty Loses Bid to Criminalize Man Punched During Traffic Stop; Diversion Agreement Paves Way for Civil Proceedings Against City, LAPD to Resume la.streetsblog.org/2026/08/07/c...
City Atty Loses Bid to Criminalize Man Punched During Traffic Stop; Diversion Agreement Paves Way for Civil Proceedings Against City, LAPD to Resume - Streetsblog Los Angeles
Lawyers for Alexander Mitchell believe the misdemeanor resisting charges, filed 11 months after Officer Joshua Sportiello socked Mitchell in the face, were retaliatory and intended to interfere with p...
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‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show. “Yeah, just plug us in wherever you see some tonks and we’ll jump out.” “tonks everywhere selling food.” W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show
Records released as part of a lawsuit challenging racial profiling show that immigration agents used slurs to refer to Latino targets.
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A cop in Wisconsin used Flock to search his ex’s license plate information 200 times. Months later, the officer assigned to investigate him was criminally charged for doing the same thing. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Police keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk people
Advocates say it's too easy to abuse automated license plate reader technology.
motherjones.com
Wow. The ICE shooter in Maine asked his ex-wife to "to lie for him and to cover for his character." She said he was abusive and had previously reported concerns about him to his military superiors. He was also a volunteer firefighter, but was removed after several spats with department leadership.
ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer
An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.
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SCOOP: A 28-year-old man running from “an encounter” with federal immigration agents at a gas station in St. Augustine, Fla., was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning, according to a state highway patrol spokesman.
Man in Florida Fatally Hit by Truck While Fleeing ICE, Official Says (Gift Article)
Details about what exactly happened at a gas station in St. Augustine before the man was hit were unclear Tuesday.
nytimes.com
NEW: The ICE office that customarily probes employee misconduct is being refocused to investigate ICE critics, opening hundreds of "doxing and threat" cases and subpoenaing tech companies to unmask anonymous posters. Detention facility inspections, meanwhile, are plummeting. by @regret.bsky.social
ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics
The Office of Professional Responsibility has opened more than 100 cases over what ICE officials call “incidents of doxing and threats” against ICE employees.
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A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over. Read now: www.404media.co/footage-show...
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
In Cote D’Ivoire, 70% of HIV medication was provided by USAID via PEPFAR. Over 2,000 health clinics have closed globally due to USAID cuts. In Somalia, child malnutrition has risen 73%
For the first time in 30 years, child deaths are now rising, in large part due to USAID cuts Lancet modelling shows USAID cuts will cause 14 million deaths including 4.5m children, by 2030. Independent CGDev research backs this up
Wow… yet another attack on documented immigrants doing it the “right way.”
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Supreme Court's fifth and final decision is Blanche v. Lau, another 6–3 split. Per Thomas, the government does NOT require clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder committed a crime before divesting them of their lawful status at the border. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
In Louisiana, which has more ICE lockups than almost any state, a crisis of prolonged detention is accelerating. Data suggests that the number of immigrants in ICE custody for more than a year has spiked five-fold since 2024. Our story with The Lens Nola: boltsmag.org/louisia...
