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Day 518 – Nithya Raman Wins Election, ICE Kidnaps Asylum Seekers in Orange County and Invade the Coachella Valley

Amidst a bluewave of midterm wins, ICE continues to terrorize working class neighborhoods.

ICE agents stopping a legal observer in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of @_B.lanca

Today is Thursday, November 5th, 2026. It is day 518 of the ICE siege and day 32 of the alleged surge in California.

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Today, Karen Bass has conceded, granting Dem. Socialist Nithya Raman the win for the next mayor of the City of Los Angeles. During all this, ICE continued the immigrant hunt across the region, targeting the Coachella Valley in what appears to be roving raids, as well as kidnapping two people from an asylum center in Orange County. In Los Angeles, ICE continues to scout Koreatown and allegedly threatened a legal observer saying they would show up to visit her home.

The Sightings

Garnet: On Dillon Road and Bubbling Wells Road, around 5:12 a.m. ICE agents were seen stopping a vehicle and kidnapping at least one person.

Desert Hot Springs: On Palm Drive, around 5:55 a.m. ICE agents were seen stopping a vehicle in the area.

Desert Hot Springs: On Avenida Florencita, around 6:38 a.m. ICE agents were seen kidnapping at least one man during a stop.

Garnet: On Camino Aventura and Via El Rancho, around 7:35 a.m. Community watch teams confirmed an ICE kidnapping. An individual was stopped while driving and taken away.

Desert Hot Springs: At a Vons parking lot on Palm Drive and Two Bunch Palms Trail, around 7:50 a.m. ICE vehicles and a transport van seen in the lot appeared to use it to transfer individuals they took.

Cathedral City: On Ramon Road and Date Palm Drive, around 8:00 a.m. At least three ICE vehicles seen in the area stopping a work truck. Possible kidnapping.

Victorville: On Fontaine Way and Fairbanks Drive, around 8:20 a.m. ICE agents were seen stopping and questioning a man.

Pomona: At the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Application Support Center (ASC) on 435 W Mission Boulevard, around 11:10 a.m. Watchers confirmed that ICE agents kidnapped a woman from the center.

Tustin: At the Los Angeles Asylum Office on 14101 Myford Drive, around 7:10 a.m. ICE agents and detention officers kidnapped two people this morning, according to watchers.

Mission Viejo: On Alicia Pkwy and Charlinda Drive, around 7:20 a.m. An ICE vehicle was seen parked in the area.

Stanton: On Beach Boulevard and Lampson Avenue, around 7:55 a.m. ICE agents were seen kidnapping one person from a gas station.

Los Angeles: In Lincoln Heights on Pasadena Avenue and Avenue 19, around 7:45 a.m. ICE agents were seen scouting in the area. A watcher was on scene legally observing and alerting the community. At least two ICE agents stopped their vehicle to confront the legal observer and demanded she bring her side windows down. She declined and the agents walked away to continue driving around the community. They once again stopped and an agent exited their vehicle to record the legal observer. During the watcher’s observations, she says she was told by an ICE agent that they would visit her home.

Santa Clarita: At the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station on 26201 Golden Valley Road, around 9:30 a.m. The LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station confirmed via social media post that ICE agents kidnapped two people upon release from the station this morning.

Azusa: On 260 E Newburgh Street, around 6:30 a.m. ICE agents were seen in the area, appearing to be scouting. The community was alerted, and ICE agents eventually left the area.

Los Angeles: In Koreatown on 4th Street and W. 3rd Street, between S. Gramercy Place and S. Western Avenue, around 7:46 a.m. ICE agents were seen driving around the area. There has been more ICE presence in Ktown as of recently.

City of Industry: At the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Application Services Center (ASC) on 9:20 a.m. ICE agents have once again returned to the center.

A sighting at the Bellflower USCIS ASC was also reported, though I'm not entirely sure of time and if someone was taken.

Santa Maria: At the Santa Barbara County North Jail on 2301 Black Road, around 6:45 a.m. ICE agents took at least one person upon release and continued to stay at the jail after noon.

Ventura: At the detention facility at the County of Ventura Government Center on 800 S. Victoria Avenue, around 6:58 a.m. At least one person was confirmed taken upon release.

El Cajon: ICE agents were seen near a school drop-off zone earlier this morning.

San Diego: On 4625 Nogal Street, around 7:00 a.m. ICE agents seen violently taking a man away.

Oceanside: On 605 Crouch Street, around 1:30 p.m. Video footage shows ICE agents at the scene taking one person.

Oceanside: On N. River Road and Redondo Drive, around 1:05 p.m. ICE agents were seen kidnapping at least one person.

A major incident on a San Diego freeway involving ICE occurred earlier today. Information is still unfolding.

A note from the writer: It’s important to remember that these sightings are only what we know of, and there are always going to be sightings that we miss or don’t get documented. There are also many people being taken behind the scenes, including at ICE check-in’s, at ISAP check-in’s, at jails, and at certain immigration appointments.

Izzy Ramirez reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for comment regarding the incidents that transpired today. We will update today’s article if a comment is received.