# Nithya Raman was elected to fix LA. Her first move should infuriate voters

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nithya-raman-was-elected-to-fix-la-her-first-move-should-infuriate-voters/
- Published: 2026-11-09T01:03:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T01:22:32+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/opinion/mayor-elect-raman-puts-anti-ice-protests-ahead-of-the-city/
- Topics: Elections, Health, Medicine, Politics, World

## Key points

- Raman joined a protest at a hospital where ICE had brought a detainee for care.
- The article disputes her description of the incident and cites a federal prosecutor.
- It argues voters expect her to prioritise LA’s costs, homelessness and safety.

## Summary

Nithya Raman, elected mayor of Los Angeles, joined a protest outside a hospital where federal immigration officers had brought a detainee for medical care. The opinion article argues her participation, and her account of events, risk escalating tensions and distracting from the city’s urgent problems.

The article says protesters gathered after reports of ICE agents at the hospital, and officers temporarily restricted access for safety. It cites federal prosecutor Bill Essayli’s claim that two detained US citizens were activists accused of assaulting an officer; these accounts are presented by the article and are not independently established in the supplied text. The writer criticises Raman and outgoing mayor Karen Bass for condemning ICE, and says voters expect Raman to focus on living costs, homelessness, public safety and preparations for the Olympics.

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