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Los Angeles Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
L.A. County supervisor worries its ‘bad players' — not ICE — terrorizing residents
Tensions flared Tuesday as an L.A. County supervisor suggested some of the masked men detaining residents across the region were not immigration officials, but rather 'bad players' impersonating immigration enforcement. Supervisor Kathryn Barger said a staff member's godson was recently pulled over by two men in an unmarked car with flashing lights, who told him he had a 'nice truck for someone with that surname.' One man asked him to get out of the car, while the other tried to open the side door, she told her colleagues at the weekly board meeting. As people on the street began to record the confrontation, the two men drove away. 'I tell you this story because we don't know if they were ICE agents or not,' said Barger, the sole Republican on the board. 'Make no mistake about it: It isn't people impersonating ICE,' Supervisor Janice Hahn shot back. 'It is ICE.' Barger said she called Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report the incident. She never heard back. 'I do believe there may be people out there impersonating ICE, taking advantage of this population,' said Barger. County lawyers told the supervisors it was a requirement that immigration officials identify themselves during an arrest, but said there was 'some room' as to when that is required to happen. California lawmakers on Monday proposed a new state law to ban members of law enforcement, including federal immigration agents, from wearing masks while on the job, with some exceptions. Any attempt by the state to restrict federal law enforcement officers would likely face a legal challenge. In some of the videos circulating of recent raids, questions linger over what agency was responsible. A military-style vehicle arrived at a Compton home last week in what residents say was a immigration raid, though ICE never confirmed the account. In other videos, officials appear in unmarked cars, their faces hidden behind masks. 'I don't understand the reason they have to wear the half-face, ski-type mask in L.A. in the summer,' said Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who suggested the county support the recently proposed bill that would prohibit law enforcement from hiding their face. The discussion came as the supervisors prepared to vote on a motion, crafted by Supervisor Hilda Solis, that asked for a study of how the recent immigration blitz had impacted the county's economy. Since the raids began, many parts of the county have gone eerily quiet with residents saying they're petrified to leave their home. 'They are terrorized,' said Solis of many within the county's immigrant population. 'You don't see them.' The areas surrounding downtown, which Solis represents, have been been hit particularly hard, amid protests, a curfew and a raid at Ambiance Apparel that ensnared dozens of people. Business owners in the city's Fashion District say sales have dropped in half. But the impact extends far beyond downtown. Restaurant owners in Boyle Heights, a predominantly Latino working-class neighborhood, say business has dried up. Residents in Hawthorne, where half the population is Latino, say they're frightened to leave their home. Street vendors have disappeared from their usual corners. Food pantries lines have gotten shorter, said Solis. 'Even Metro is empty,' Rigo Reyes, head of the county's Office of Immigrant Affairs, told the Board. 'No one is willing to come out of their homes.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Marco Antonio Solis Unveils Más Cerca De Ti Tour Dates
Marco Antonio Solis is heading back on the road. On Monday, the legendary Mexican singer announced his Más Cerca De Ti World Tour for this fall, following runs with Los Bukis and his own sold-out arena tour last year. Solis will kick off his new set of shows at Denver's Bellco Theater on Aug. 1, then hit several secondary markets including Reno, Nevada; El Paso, Texas; and Tampa, Florida. He'll celebrate Mexican Independence Day weekend with a pair of shows in Las Vegas, before wrapping the tour on Oct. 11 at El Choli in San Juan, Puerto Rico. More from Rolling Stone Lola Young Plots Fall 2025 North American Tour Shawn Mendes Is Feeling Like Himself and Ready to Get 'On the Road Again' With 2025 Tour Cuco Will Be 'Ridin' Round the U.S. for His Headlining Tour 'Hermanitos!!!! Filled with emotion and joy, I am very pleased to share with you that the #MASCercaDeTi tour is coming to the United States with 18 dates in different parts of the count,' Solis wrote on Instagram with the tour dates. 'It's so exciting to see you again and so close so soon!' A press release for the tour teases 'a nostalgic musical journey featuring classics and fan favorites' from across his catalog. Solis last brought his Eternamente Agradecido Tour to arenas across the U.S. in 2024. Tickets for the new shows will go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 13 at 10 a.m. local time, although fans can access presale tickets starting June 10. Fans are also able to access VIP tickets, which include access to group photo ops with the singer and access to VIP bars. Más Cerca De Ti World Tour Aug. 1 – Denver, CO @ Bellco TheatreAug. 2 – Denver, CO @ Bellco TheatreAug. 9 – Sugarland, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar LandAug. 16 – Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater*Aug. 17 – Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater*Aug. 22 – San Jose, CA @ SAP CenterAug. 23 – Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center*Aug. 29 – Albuquerque, NM @ Rio Rancho Events CenterAug. 30 – El Paso, TX @ UTEP Don Haskins CenterSept. 05 – Ontario, CA @ Toyota ArenaSept. 14 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars PalaceSept. 15 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars PalaceSept. 19 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential CenterSept. 26 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King CenterSept. 28 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekOct. 3 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank ArenaOct. 4 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie ArenaOct. 11 – San Juan, PR @ Coliseo de Puerto Rico Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
Miami Herald
12-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Man kills fiancee pregnant with twins, CA officials say. ‘Unimaginable grief'
A man has been charged after being accused of killing his fiancee who was pregnant with twins, California officials said. On June 8, Ernie Victor Solis, 40, of Napa was accused of killing his 33-year-old fiancee, Hailey Privett, according to a Facebook post by the district attorney's office and the Press Democrat. 'Hailey was a source of strength, love, and laughter. She worked tirelessly to provide a safe, loving home for her children and gave them everything she could, even on her hardest days,' according to a GoFundMe page. Solis is accused of killing Privett and her unborn children in her home, prosecutors said. Privett was the adoptive mother of a 10-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl, and she was in the process of adopting a foster son, her cousin Elise Maloney told the Napa Valley Register. 'Hailey was such a light and such an amazing mother, first and foremost,' she told the outlet. 'She was a light in this world, a beautiful soul. She dedicated her life to being a fantastic mother. She deserves for the world to know the kind of life that was lost.' Solis was charged with 'murder and faces the special allegation of multiple murder,' a charge that can result in life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or the death penalty, officials said. Officials didn't specify how Privett was killed or what led to the attack. 'Her life was tragically cut short, leaving behind not only unimaginable grief but also the deep and daily needs of the young ones she cherished more than anything,' the GoFundMe page said. Solis is scheduled to reappear in court June 17, officials said. Napa is about a 50-mile drive northeast from San Francisco.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
L.A. probation officer arrested, accused of supplying drugs to juvenile hall
A Los Angeles County probation officer was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges he smuggled drugs into a juvenile hall where a teen died of a drug overdose in 2023, prosecutors said. Michael Solis, 59, allegedly conspired with two juvenile detainees to sell Xanax to people being held inside of Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar between May and August of 2023, according to a criminal complaint filed last week. Court records show Solis allegedly began conspiring to sell the drugs on May, 14, 2023, just five days after 18-year-old detainee Bryan Diaz died of a fentanyl overdose in the same building. 'Trafficking illegal drugs to juveniles is unconscionable under any circumstances, let alone as a government employee taking advantage of vulnerable youth in need of guidance and support,' Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said in a statement. 'Probation officers have as their primary duty the protection, health and safety of juveniles under their care. My office will not tolerate such an abuse of power, which endangers youth, undermines rehabilitation, and makes our communities less safe.' A spokesperson for the district attorney's office said Solis was cited to appear for arraignment on June 18. The D.A.'s office declined to say if Diaz's death sparked the investigation into Solis, who faces up to three years in prison if he is convicted. Reports of increased drug use among teens held at the Secure Youth Treatment Facility at Nidorf, where Solis worked, had surfaced in the months before Diaz's death. Read more: Judge orders more than 100 youths moved out of troubled L.A. County juvenile hall In April 2023, the L.A. County Inspector General's office detailed two incidents where youths were taken to local medical facilities or revived with Narcan after fentanyl overdoses. A March 2023 search of the unit where the teens overdosed uncovered pills laced with fentanyl and 'two large bindles of what appeared to be fentanyl' inside a dormitory, according to the inspector general's report. Diaz died on May 9, 2023. Five days later, according to the criminal complaint, Solis began conspiring with two juveniles at Nidorf to bring Xanax into the jails. Court filings say he was caught on camera twice handing a juvenile — identified only as "Co-Conspirator A" — small packages believed to be drugs inside Nidorf hall. Solis, who the juveniles nicknamed "Old Boy" in phone calls recorded by law enforcement, was charging as much as $400 per drug drop, according to the complaint. The enterprise fell apart in August 2023, when "Co-Conspirator A" was caught with 106 Xanax pills inside of Nidorf Hall, court records show. 'There is no room in this Department for anyone who violates the public trust and endangers the safety and wellbeing of the youth in our care,' Chief Probation Officer Guillermo Viera Rosa said in a statement Tuesday. 'We applaud the action taken by District Attorney Nathan Hochman, and remain steadfast in our commitment to holding our staff to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and accountability.' Solis first came under scrutiny in October 2023 after another Secure Youth Treatment Facility resident, Nicholas Ibarra, was charged with bringing drugs into the facility. Ibarra told two probation officers — Reggie Torres and David Corona — that he could identify an officer bringing drugs into the facility, according to Tom Yu, an attorney representing both officers. Torres and Corona were both placed on administrative leave a short time later for conducting an "incomplete investigation," according to Yu, who said the charges against Solis vindicated the officers. "My guys were unlawfully f—ed with essentially, they were harassed and they were obstructed from doing their jobs," Yu said. "Solis was the target of the investigation." The probation department has not responded to Yu's allegations since he first made them in 2023. The charges are the latest in a series of criminal investigations targeting probation officers. Earlier this year, a California Attorney General's office investigation into so-called "gladiator fights" at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey led to indictments against 30 officers. A probation supervisor also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in February, years after the Times published footage of him bending a teen in half inside Camp Kilpatrick. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
10-06-2025
- Los Angeles Times
L.A. probation officer arrested, accused of supplying drugs to juvenile hall
A Los Angeles County probation officer was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges he smuggled drugs into a juvenile hall where a teen died of a drug overdose in 2023, prosecutors said. Michael Solis, 59, allegedly conspired with two juvenile detainees to sell Xanax to people being held inside of Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar between May and August of 2023, according to a criminal complaint filed last week. Court records show Solis allegedly began conspiring to sell the drugs on May, 14, 2023, just five days after 18-year-old detainee Bryan Diaz died of a fentanyl overdose in the same building. 'Trafficking illegal drugs to juveniles is unconscionable under any circumstances, let alone as a government employee taking advantage of vulnerable youth in need of guidance and support,' Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said in a statement. 'Probation officers have as their primary duty the protection, health and safety of juveniles under their care. My office will not tolerate such an abuse of power, which endangers youth, undermines rehabilitation, and makes our communities less safe.' The L.A. County Probation Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It was not immediately clear if Solis had legal representation or when he would be arraigned. A spokesperson for the district attorney's office declined to say if Diaz's death sparked the investigation into Solis, who faces up to three years in prison if he is convicted. Reports of increased drug use among teens held at the Secure Youth Treatment Facility at Nidorf, where Solis worked, had surfaced in the months before Diaz's death. In April 2023, the L.A. County Inspector General's office detailed two incidents where youths were taken to local medical facilities or revived with Narcan after fentanyl overdoses. A March 2023 search of the unit where the teens overdosed uncovered pills laced with fentanyl and 'two large bindles of what appeared to be fentanyl' inside a dormitory, according to the inspector general's report. Diaz died on May 9, 2023. Five days later, according to the criminal complaint, Solis began conspiring with two juveniles at Nidorf to bring Xanax into the jails. Court filings say he was caught on camera twice handing a juvenile — identified only as 'Co-Conspirator A' — small packages believed to be drugs inside Nidorf hall. Solis, who the juveniles nicknamed 'Old Boy' in phone calls recorded by law enforcement, was charging as much as $400 per drug drop, according to the complaint. The enterprise fell apart in August 2023, when 'Co-Conspirator A' was caught with 106 Xanax pills inside of Nidorf Hall, court records show. 'There is no room in this Department for anyone who violates the public trust and endangers the safety and wellbeing of the youth in our care,' Chief Probation Officer Guillermo Viera Rosa said in a statement Tuesday. 'We applaud the action taken by District Attorney Nathan Hochman, and remain steadfast in our commitment to holding our staff to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and accountability.' Solis first came under scrutiny in October 2023 after another Secure Youth Treatment Facility resident, Nicholas Ibarra, was charged with bringing drugs into the facility. Ibarra told two probation officers — Reggie Torres and David Corona — that he could identify an officer bringing drugs into the facility, according to Tom Yu, an attorney representing both officers. Torres and Corona were both placed on administrative leave a short time later for conducting an 'incomplete investigation,' according to Yu, who said the charges against Solis vindicated the officers. 'My guys were unlawfully f—ed with essentially, they were harassed and they were obstructed from doing their jobs,' Yu said. 'Solis was the target of the investigation.' The probation department has not responded to Yu's allegations since he first made them in 2023. The charges are the latest in a series of criminal investigations targeting probation officers. Earlier this year, a California Attorney General's office investigation into so-called 'gladiator fights' at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey led to indictments against 30 officers. A probation supervisor also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in February, years after the Times published footage of him bending a teen in half inside Camp Kilpatrick.
