Federal Agents Detain Two Protesters Outside Boyle Heights Hospital

Federal immigration agents detained two protesters near Adventist White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights late on November 6, after people gathered in response to reports of immigration enforcement at the hospital. Raquel Roman, an immigrant-rights advocate, said the two detainees were U.S. citizens. Federal authorities had not confirmed the detentions in statements described by local officials and media outlets cited in the reports.

Video shared on social media shows officers in tactical vests detaining one person near the intersection of Boyle and Pennsylvania avenues. An officer says the person is being taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a federal agent; a bystander says the person is his brother. The footage also shows an officer telling people to move back.

Los Angeles police responded twice, including on November 7, 2026, when hospital security reported a crowd near the ambulance entrance. LAPD said its officers kept the peace and did not assist federal immigration enforcement or detain anyone in connection with it.

The hospital said federal agents escorted someone they were holding to its emergency department for treatment. It said agents formed a line across the ambulance entrance without the hospital’s request or authorization, prompting ambulances to be diverted to nearby hospitals for about two hours. The hospital said it does not participate in immigration enforcement.

A Boyle Heights councilmember called for the hospital to reveal any arrangements it has with ICE and terminate any optional medical-care deal it has with the agency. The Boyle Heights Immigrant Rights Network planned a protest outside the hospital on November 7, 2026.

ICE Detentions at Hospital Protest Put Community Care in Focus

The detentions of two protesters outside Adventist White Memorial Hospital on November 6 show how immigration enforcement can reach into a place meant to provide care. Immigrant-rights advocate Raquel Roman said the detainees were U.S. citizens. Federal authorities had not confirmed the detentions in statements described in the reports.

Video shows officers taking one person to the ground near Boyle and Pennsylvania avenues. An officer says the person is being arrested for assaulting a federal agent, while a bystander identifies him as his brother. The footage captures officers ordering people to back away as protesters gather.

The hospital said federal agents brought a person in custody to its emergency department, then formed a line across the ambulance entrance without permission. White Memorial said ambulances were redirected to other hospitals for about two hours. It said it does not participate in immigration enforcement and that every person who enters remains its patient.

LAPD said its officers did not assist federal agents or detain anyone in connection with immigration enforcement. A local councilmember called for the hospital to disclose any ICE agreements and end any voluntary medical-services contract. That demand reflects the central concern: patients and neighbors should not have to fear that seeking emergency care will bring them into contact with immigration enforcement. A community protest was planned outside the hospital on November 7, 2026.

Unconfirmed ICE Detentions Draw Protest Outside Los Angeles Hospital

Federal agents detained two people during a protest outside Adventist White Memorial Hospital on November 6, according to an immigrant-rights advocate, who said both were U.S. citizens. The detentions have not been confirmed by federal authorities in the accounts described in the reports, making clear accounts of what happened essential before claims are treated as settled.

Social-media video shows officers detaining one person near Boyle and Pennsylvania avenues. An officer says the person faces arrest on an allegation of assaulting a federal agent. The scene drew a crowd, and officers told onlookers to move back.

LAPD said it responded to reports of a disturbance and later to a crowd near the ambulance access area. The department said its officers acted to maintain public safety and did not assist federal immigration enforcement or detain anyone for federal agents. The distinction matters: LAPD’s stated role was to keep the peace, not carry out immigration arrests.

White Memorial said a person in federal custody received emergency care. The hospital said agents blocked the ambulance entrance without its authorization, forcing a roughly two-hour diversion to nearby hospitals. A councilmember called on the hospital to make public any ICE arrangements and discontinue an optional medical-care agreement. The Boyle Heights Immigrant Rights Network planned a demonstration at the hospital on November 7, 2026. The competing claims about the arrests and the hospital’s arrangements warrant clear answers, not assumptions.