Jacob Soboroff

what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.

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I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.

if you don’t know the history of Dodger Stadium you can’t fully understand what unfolded today. thanks @chrislhayes.bsky.social for the opportunity to share it.

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“I promise you, it would have been a war crime.” that’s what Alejandro Barranco told me what would have happened if he treated a detainee when he was deployed to Afghanistan with the Marines like federal agents treated his father.

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“He has always worked hard to put food on the table for us and my mom,” said Alejandro. “He was always careful and always did his taxes on time. He never caused any problems and he is known as a kind and helping person by everyone in our community.” santanero.org/2025/06/21/l...

Landscaper violently detained by agents in Santa Ana has three Marine sons; detained without food or medical aid

A Tustin landscaper has been identified by his eldest Marine vet son after he was violently detained by immigration agents in Santa Ana.

live from the huge spontaneous anti-ICE protest after the agency used military-style tactics during a series of raids in Los Angeles today.

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here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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fact check.

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Stephen Colbert is a national treasure and so is every member his extraordinary team. it’s a travesty their show is ending. honored I’ve somehow have been on the program four times (!) and that I bear even a slight resemblance to the kind-hearted man behind that desk.

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right now in Los Angeles.

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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”

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cannot thank you all enough for your support of our work this past week. proud to be on the streets and with the people of my hometown. and grateful to @msnbc.com and my colleagues in our L.A. bureau. we will keep going. see you out there.

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federal agents at Dodger Stadium.

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Trump should show up here at the L.A. County ballot processing center because he’d learn within five minutes this is democracy in action, not some conspiracy.

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Ross told me he enlisted in the Marines when he was 17 because he loves his country and to help his parents get a path to citizenship. protesting directly in front of Marines deployed by President Trump he told me "it makes me feel sad... a lot of Marines, they’re all Hispanic."

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Downtown L.A. right now.

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lol

“We’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president because he’s a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power. And we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening.” 🦄

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Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

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would love to hear from TSA agents about how ICE is “assisting” you. please.

here’s the moment LASD advanced on protestors with horses and used flash-bangs as we reported live yesterday. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-vi...

NBC's Jacob Soboroff reports from the Los Angeles protests as law enforcement fires flash bangs

NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff was reporting on the ground in Los Angeles when law enforcement started using crowd control tactics against protesters, including firing flash bangs. Soboroff spe...

thousands came out Friday. incredible to see everyone in the streets, especially car wash workers with CLEAN pushing back on the admin’s indiscriminate mass deportations.

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NEW: President Trump's hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of seasonal federal firefighters, including those who work for agencies called on to help battle the devastating L.A. fires, creating a potential shortfall ahead of the next fire season. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Trump's freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring

Crews helped battle the deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires, and now some worry a shortfall will weaken response capabilities as fire season approaches.

President Trump’s federal agents are now chasing migrant farm workers through fields — and circling them with a CBP chopper normally used to track smuggling at the border — in the heart of the nation’s agricultural economy. here’s my report from Ventura County, California.

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