India, Nov. 8 -- Federal immigration agents detained two people near Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights late Friday. The detention prompted protests, political backlash and renewed debate over immigration enforcement at healthcare facilities in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Mayor-elect Nithya Raman and Mayor Karen Bass, condemned the operation, calling it alarming for patients and their families.

The detentions followed an anti-ICE demonstration outside the hospital, where officers had escorted a person in federal custody for medical treatment. Videos circulating online showed masked officers restraining one individual on a sidewalk while ordering bystanders to stay back. An officer was heard saying the person was bein...