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EXCLUSIVE: Unsealed videos show GEO Group used chemical weapons to break up a sit-in at Adelanto ICE detention center

In 2020, a group of people detained at the notorious Adelanto ICE Processing Center launched a protest by refusing to return to their cells. GEO Group sent in an armed force that deployed chemical wea...

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camacho@bencamach0.bsky.social · 3w ago

GEO Group forced to hand over videos related to brutal attack on detained people at Adelanto Dispatch from me over at @thesouthlander.com: thesouthlander.com/geo-group-re...

I was the photographer and a co-editor on this story, here are my photos shot for @thesouthlander.com. 1) Portrait of Kriten Huizar, MOCA employee who had to take on a second job to make ends meet.

camacho@bencamach0.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New from @abemarquez.bsky.social on @thesouthlander.com thesouthlander.com/moca-workers...

ICYMI: My first article with the @thesouthlander.com is out. And if you have not, subscribe to our newsletter. We have a lot of reporting coming out soon. thesouthlander.com/moca-workers...

The LA MOCA staff are among the lowest paid museum workers in the city. A few years back, they chose to unionize and join AFSCME to advocate for improved wages Latest @thesouthlander.com thesouthlander.com/moca-workers...

MOCA union negotiations stall as workers struggle to make ends meet

As some of the lowest-paid museum staff in LA, AFSCME members are pushing for hourly wage increases and other demands.

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Thanks to a grant from the California Press Foundation, The Southlander was able to hire our first intern. Our goal is to provide opportunities for immigrant and working class journalism students, and we can't wait to publish work that is important and personal to Zam. Stay tuned for more soon!

For “Through the Labyrinth,” Immigrant Defenders Law Center managing attorney Sarah Houston spoke about the extreme measures immigrant families are taking in order to locate their loved ones if they are detained by ICE. Stream Episode 1 in order to hear the full conversation.

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Episode 1 of The Southlander’s new podcast, “Through the Labyrinth,” is now available on all podcasting platforms. Find out how these families and their lawyers navigate the challenges of the U.S. immigrant detention system, with some succeeding and others walking away empty-handed. rb.gy/7zx1z1

The Southlander Podcast — Through the Labyrinth

If your family member was taken off of the streets by masked federal agents, what lengths would you go to in order to find them?

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🧵Happening now: People are gathering for International Workers Day at MacArthur Park Today marks the 20th anniversary of the historic march in which over a million people took over the streets of LA for “A Day Without a Mexican” Reporting by @abemarquez.bsky.social

“Through the Labyrinth” uncovers the stories of Angelenos who struggle to find their loved ones amid the immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. The trailer for the podcast miniseries is now available on all streaming platforms ➡️ Spotify Link shorturl.at/vDzyv

The Southlander introduces its brand-new podcast, “Through the Labyrinth.” Listen to the trailer on all major podcasting platforms on April 27. ➡️ Stay tuned for more information. ➡️ Subscribe to our newsletter and become a paid subscriber in order to get early access to the trailer and episodes.

“People were tortured inside the Adelanto ICE prison. GEO Group is fighting to keep the records secret so the public is kept in the dark about what’s really going on there,” said [me w/ @thesouthlander.com] “The taxpayers who fund that facility deserve transparency.”

First Amendment Coalition@facoalition.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Motion granted! Public Justice scored a win on behalf of FAC, @thesouthlander.bsky.social, @lapublicpress.bsky.social & Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice to unseal documents in a case against the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. Learn more here ⬇️ firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/mo...

Motion granted! Public Justice scored a win on behalf of FAC, @thesouthlander.bsky.social, @lapublicpress.bsky.social & Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice to unseal documents in a case against the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. Learn more here ⬇️ firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/mo...

Motion to Intervene Granted, One Major Step Closer to Unsealing Crucial Records and Video Footage of Abuse at Notorious Adelanto Immigration Facility

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Watch The Southlander interview with Jenaro Ernesto Ayala, a labor outreach coordinator for the Van Nuys Day Labor Center. Ayala spoke about his experience getting detained by the federal agents, the brutality he faced, and how it impacts the community's mental health. Full interview link in bio🔗

Since April 2023, at least 217 Long Beach tenants have been displaced due to substantial remodel evictions. Tenant advocates allege that landlords exploit the "renoviction loophole" without proper legal or city notification. ✍️ by Kevin Flores 🔗Read our full story on thesouthlander.com

Last July, while working, Ernesto Ayala was tipped that immigration agents were headed towards his way to take a group of women. Ayala put his body on the line to protect them, & he was brutalized & taken I interviewed Ernesto about that day: @thesouthlander.com thesouthlander.com/jenaro-ernes...

‘If you are going to do something, come at me.’ Community organizer recounts arrest from immigration agents.

Jenaro Ernesto Ayala speaks with The Southlander about the extreme brutality of federal agents and how this impacts the well-being of his community.

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Yesterday, news broke that an immigration judge dismissed the deportation case against Narciso Barranco, an undocumented landscaper who was violently arrested on June 21 My colleagues @kevin-flores.bsky.social & @bencamach0.bsky.social sat down w/ Barranco shortly after for @thesouthlander.com 👇

abraham márquez@abemarquez.bsky.social · 10mo ago

On June 21, ICE targeted Narciso Barranco while he was working, and snatched him outside an IHOP. Barranco is the father of 3 Marines & has lived in the US for over 30yrs @bencamach0.bsky.social @kevin-flores.bsky.social produced a mini @thesouthlander.com doc youtu.be/J6x2KWcDi94?...

"Hope is like when you fall into an emptiness, and you have hope that you're going to float, you're going to float. It's like how I always said, 'we're in a hole, but we need to dig. Find a way to move forward.'" - Narciso Watch @thesouthlander.com's doc www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6x2...

El trauma del terror del ICE - Narciso Barranco

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Jacob Soboroff@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“I think the American people would agree that no one like Narciso Barranco, who raised three U.S. citizen Marines and has no criminal record deserved the treatment he received.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

🎥 Here is a clip from an interview with Leo Martinez, an organizer with Ventura County Defensa (VC Defensa), as he reflects on ICE retaliating against him and on how his organization is prepared to fight You watch the whole interview on our website: thesouthlander.com

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For The Southlander newsletter, I interviewed Leo Martinez from VC Defensa about the day an ICE agent T-boned his truck while he was patrolling an industrial area of Oxnard on October 16. Check it out! And subscribe to our newsletter!

The Southlander@thesouthlander.com · 7mo ago

An ICE agent slammed into his pickup truck twice then lied to cops about it. Check out @abemarquez.bsky.social's interview with Leo Martinez of immigrant advocacy group VC Defensa.

An ICE agent slammed into his pickup truck twice then lied to cops about it. Check out @abemarquez.bsky.social's interview with Leo Martinez of immigrant advocacy group VC Defensa.

Hit-and-Lie: An interview with Ventura County Defensa’s Leo Martinez

An ICE agent slammed into his pickup truck twice then lied to cops about it. Check out @abemarquez.bsky.social's interview with Leo Martinez of immigrant advocacy group VC Defensa.

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In October, I attended the @empirefiles.bsky.social LA film premiere for their new documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy. By far, one of the most crucial topics & reporting of our lifetime. A must-watch! For The Southlander newsletter, I wrote about the film ⬇️

The Southlander@thesouthlander.com · 8mo ago

For our most recent newsletter, journalist Morgan Keith spoke with Abby Martin about her documentary, "Earth's Greatest Enemy." The film chronicles how the escalation of climate catastrophes across the world are deeply entwined with the carbon footprint of the U.S. military-industrial complex.

For our most recent newsletter, journalist Morgan Keith spoke with Abby Martin about her documentary, "Earth's Greatest Enemy." The film chronicles how the escalation of climate catastrophes across the world are deeply entwined with the carbon footprint of the U.S. military-industrial complex.

Abby Martin’s new documentary takes aim at one of the world’s largest polluters: the U.S. military

Martin spoke with The Southlander about “Earth’s Greatest Enemy,” and her revolutionary optimism about the growing consciousness of people around the globe.

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Martha married her husband, Narciso Barranco, in 2023. Just a few short years later, their family sat around the dinner table on a seemingly normal night, waiting for him to return home and eat dinner together. Narciso never got the chance to go home that night.

Narciso Barranco arrived to the U.S. in 1994. He spent 24 days locked up in a detention center after being violently arrested by a snatch squad of federal immigration agents in Santa Ana on June 21.

Check out our latest newsletter. Our reporters @bencamach0.bsky.social and @kevin-flores.bsky.social sat down with Narciso Barranco, who ICE targeted. thesouthlander.com/documentary-...

‘Hope is the only thing that keeps you alive’: Narciso Barranco on enduring ICE detention

ICE targeted a father of 3 U.S. Marines. Watch our mini documentary where we sat down to talk with Narciso and his wife, Martha.

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Check out our latest newsletter: In October, the government’s new fiscal year begins, & it will bring billions of dollars in increased funding for immigration enforcement Kevin Flores sat down with Alvaro Huerta, who represents the Immigrant Defenders Law Center thesouthlander.com/huerta-on-th...

“They're targeting people who are just trying to make an honest living": Alvaro Huerta on the Supreme Court lifting limits on immigration sweeps

In October, the government’s new fiscal year begins, which will bring billions of dollars in increased funding for immigration enforcement.

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