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Just realized that Walmart fired Adrian Andrew Martinez while he was still being held. An American employee who was kidnapped by armed, unidentifiable agents from a Walmart parking lot. (I wrote this in first Highlights From California).

We have only been to Walmart once (for necessities) since the “no corporate shopping“ at the beginning of 2025.

Now I am truly considering how my mom & I could ever again feel safe shopping here.

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AnnCrystal If Walmart refused to stand with their own employee during such an injustice... Walmart should have at least stood with this boy's worried mother. Walmart could have at least secured his employment.

It hadn't even been Walmart security footage that helped clear Martinez of the false allegations against him...it was a neighboring business.

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AnnCrystal How could we, brown-skin Americans, feel safe shopping at this store when they clearly have chosen to stand on the wrong side of history??

🤔 I probably should have calmed down before writing this post...🤨 Walmart 🤬.

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TheBookHippie It‘s maddening. All of it. 9h

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Sace Enfuriating. 9h

Amiable Ugh to all of it 😩 8h

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie incredibly! ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼... and disappointing (edited) 8h

AnnCrystal @Sace I hadn't even realized until my mom told me today ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼. 8h

AnnCrystal @Amiable I am so utterly shocked by this ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼. 8h

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal my daughter had an unsettling shopping experience there this week & she‘s never going back. They thought she was Latino … she‘s Jewish/French … it‘s not gonna matter. It‘s appearance & skin tone. 😵‍💫😝 8h

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal fyi it‘s what we have here to shop 😵‍💫 8h

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie WHAT! 🤬 These bullies keep harassing girls and women. I hope she's calm and alright now after this terrible experience 🙏🏼🫂. It takes days to calm our outrage every time we go for groceries (we have a few different grocery stores. There is one we won't even return to). It is smart that she is not going back. Everyone is trying to remain in pairs here...this is all just too crazy ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅🫂💝. (edited) 8h

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal thank god she‘s very tough, but she‘s not very big and she was very upset. Her 11 year old son -who is huge -was with her and I think that helped, but never again. She‘s just going to stick to our Asian market and do delivery. It‘s so horrific. 8h

IriDas Haven‘t shopped at Walmart in years except once for an item we could not get anywhere else except mail order. It‘s the garbage company of garbage companies. This is not shocking to me at all. 7h

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie thank goodness your daughter wasn't alone, and that she and her son are alright. This is too sad, that this is now the norm. I will keep your daughter and family in my prayers 🥺🙏🏼✊🏼🐻🫂✊🏼🦅💝. 3h

AnnCrystal @IriDas 👏🏼😉...this is becoming more and more evident. This world needs less greed and more empathy ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅🫂💝. 3h

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This post covers 4th of July and highlights three stories about a child and two women based on news reports.

This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.

Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.

Please Note: I didn't include updates.

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AnnCrystal It feels like everyone in Los Angeles County has been rejuvenated by the start of a new month.

More protests:

“Rallies to be held across LA Tuesday as part of citywide day of action against immigration raids.“

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is expected to hold a press conference.

Laws and bills that prohibits U.S. agents from being unidentifiable continues to be pushed.

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AnnCrystal As for the 4th of July, many celebrations are being cancelled to protect people from agents.

In any cave, it doesn't seem like a holiday to be celebrating during these dark days in America. Where Freedom and The Constitution of the United States along with the Bill of Rights is bluntly being challenged.

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AnnCrystal Story One:

A boy, his mother and his 9-year-old sibling, originally from Honduras, were seized after the three attended their May 29 immigration hearing in Los Angeles. Attorneys try to challenge this immigration arrest of this family, who are now being held in Texas.

“The Guardian“ identified this mother as “Ms Z.“

I was unable to find any further updates. (edited) 3d

AnnCrystal Story Two:

Earlier in June 2025
In Huntington Park, CA a 28-years-old U.S. citizen, pregnant with twins, encountered ICE agents who were looking for her undocumented husband.

The woman, who is due in November, said the agents busted into her bathroom while she was in the shower, demanding that she come out without giving her any privacy.

“I feel like a criminal now,” she said. “I felt humiliated. I‘m pregnant. I‘m scared. I‘m shaking.”

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AnnCrystal Note, I did not highlight the woman's name in story two due to the disrespect she experienced.

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AnnCrystal Story Three:

Immigrant, Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, who goes by the name Juli,
was taken by “POSSIBLE“ federal agents, who were masked and unidentifiable, on Wednesday, June 25. She was brought down to the U.S. border at San Ysidro and is now being held in a warehouse of both male and female captives until she agrees to self-deport.
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GingerAntics OH MY GOD, ALL OF THIS IS DISGUISING!!! 3d

AnnCrystal Sourced from CBS, NBC, KTLA, ABC, and The Guardian.
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AnnCrystal @GingerAntics ✊🏼😢🙏🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅. 3d

GingerAntics @AnnCrystal I‘m not sure which story is worse. All I can say, is this administration is giving kidnappers of any persuasion the perfect cover to kidnap people and do who only knows what to them. 3d

AnnCrystal @GingerAntics that is the terrifying truth ✊🏼🦅 And the way they treat the girls/women during sweeps and protests. It's enraging ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼💝. 3d

AmyG It is only going to get worse. Concentration camps in FL, DHS is terminating protected status for Haitians so 500,000 people could be deported, talk of revoking Mamdani‘s citizenship because he won a NY primary. Insanity. (edited) 3d

Susanita Horrible 3d

AnnCrystal @AmyG I haven't been keeping myself updated on immigration news from across America but I did take note about that camp in Florida... that's terrifyingly inhumane. And there are deadly storms there?! I even read that the administration will cut hurricane forecasters out of key satellite data in a about a month. What?!

500,000 Haitians! Oh no, no, no 🙏🏼🦅💝.

Wait, revoke citizenship? That can happen?!?! Then again, non of this should happen.

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AnnCrystal @Susanita true! This is insanity ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅🙏🏼✌🏼💝. 3d

Amiable Thank you for continuing to bear witness and shine a light on the dark ugliness that is being inflicted upon our country by those in the White House. 3d

TheBookHippie Thank you for posting these. I appreciate it so very much. 3d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal last I heard they are not together and people are trying to free the kids at least without results… I‘m trying to keep track there are so many. 3d

dabbe Thanks for sharing these ugly truths. The daily fight goes on. ✊🏻💙✊🏻 3d

Deblovestoread Thank you for taking the time to share these personal accounts. I think it is so important for people to read individual stories. I cannot imagine the terror the pregnant woman must have felt. For each of these individuals to be terrorized is inhumane, and for those of you that don‘t get it they deserve the exact same rights, dignity and freedom you do! 3d

AnnCrystal @Amiable I'm hoping for change, I continue hoping 🫂✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅💝. 2d

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie Thank You for the update 🫂 I couldn't find any more info. 🙏🏼 I know what you mean, everything is happening at lightening speed. There are stories I cannot even find a second time. Imagine those who are alone, even Americans, who have no one fighting for them or telling their stories...Thank you for trying to keep track ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🙏🏼🦅💝. 2d

AnnCrystal @dabbe Absolutely. Together we can inspire change ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅🙏🏼💝. 2d

AnnCrystal 😘 @Deblovestoread Inhumane is the right word, utterly, unjustly inhumane ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅💝. 2d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal we have a meeting here soon with our immigration nonprofit I think it‘s the 17th. I‘ll let you know how it goes. They generally have a ton of info etc 2d

Eggbeater Thank you for posting. Sometimes, it feels like the only thing I can do is bear witness to atrocities. I will not turn away. 💔 2d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Eggbeater it is difficult to witness these cruelties happening in our reality, to witness these dark times without knowing when the hatred will end...but we must hold onto hope. Always remain Hopeful...once hope is lost, they will win ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🦅🙏🏼💝. 2d

GingerAntics @AnnCrystal oh yeah! Tell me again how you all are protecting women? 🙄 They just want to control them. They just want them silent. 18h

AnnCrystal Truth @GingerAntics precisely 🎯 ✊🏼😢💝. 15h

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Look, my old stash of pogs and slammers!

Kinda resembles crypto currency...don't they?? Am I rich? Do these make me a billionaire? Do I have extra book bucks?? 😂

LOL Collected these when I was growing up in the 1990s.

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TheBookHippie Fun! My daughter collected these when she was small. 4d

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 👏🏼🥳 they were splendid fun 💝💝💝. 4d

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Jari-chan Memories of my own childhood 😃 4d

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan I always wondered why they hadn't remained popular for longer. I loved collecting them 👏🏼🥳💖💖💖. 4d

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal I did too! 😄 4d

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Batman Begins | Dennis O'Neill

I made this quickly-crafted bookmark today 🦇💝...decorative tape, paper, and marker 🪄🔖😉.

This character qoute defines how my mom and I feel right now.

We're frightened FOR our county, state, & country. We are terrified FOR wildlife and Mother Nature. We are horrified FOR girls, Children, and women. We fear FOR our Californians, both born and immigrant. We are worried FOR our Indigenous Americans being mistakenly targeted by ICE.

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AnnCrystal But we ourselves are not frightened, we are infuriated about what is happening.

Every morning and evening we turn to our Catholic God. We relinquish to Him our anger and feel like He gifts us Hope in return.

We believe that this turns our fury into fuel.

My mom has her outlets, and Litsy has become mine.

Thank you Littens for your patience with my posts. I will always be thankful that I was met with such kindness and understanding here 😘📚💝
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kspenmoll Your posts are wonderfully heartfelt. No patience needed! 💕💕 4d

Deblovestoread ❤️❤️❤️ 4d

AnnCrystal Thank You @Eggbeater 🦇☺️👍🏼💝. 4d

AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @kspenmoll that is very sweet of you 🥰👍🏼🦇💝. 4d

AnnCrystal @Deblovestoread 💝💖🦇💖💝. 4d

Jari-chan 👏💪💖 4d

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan 💖🦇💝💪🏼🐻👍🏼. 4d

dabbe 💙✊💙 4d

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This post highlights the stories of five Americans and two immigrants, and is based on news reports.

This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.

Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.

Please Note: I didn't include updates on releases or about if anyone faces charges.

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Cary López Alvarado, a 9 Month pregnant American born was detained by ice when they came for her undocumented boyfriend.

Alvarado told agents that she was “from here“ they asked, “where's here?“ When she explained herself, they wouldn't believe her.

She was later released to a hospital and has since had her beautiful baby.

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AnnCrystal 2

When Walmart employee Adrian Andrew Martinez, an American Born, tried to inquire about a coworker who was being detained in Pico Rivera...Martinez himself was detained after a violent struggle with federal agents.

This incident is important because agents claimed Martinez pulled a punch and assaulted a federal agent. Security footage provided proof that this was untrue...which seemingly sets a questionable tone upon accusations against others. (edited) 5d

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While I have made comments about most of the stories I've gathered for this post...I did a whole standalone post about the following American, which did include an update.

American born Andrea Velez, was detained by ICE agents in downtown Los Angeles while walking to work.

Velez was dropped off by her mom and sister and they witnessed her being kidnapped.

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FBI agents took Alejandro Theodoro Orellana into custody for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters”

A video appears to show Orellana giving these face shields to random people during daylight hours. It seems odd that Orellana would be held accountable if one or more of these apparent “strangers“ later became violent.

Some sources claim that Orellana is a former U.S. Marine.

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In Boyle Heights, federal agents detained a U.S. citizen, Christian Cerna by boxing in his car with unmarked vehicles. Witnesses described agents using vehicles to trap the car and emerging with weapons drawn. One witness reported tear gas being used.

Cerna's partner and two young children were also in the car at the time of the arrest.

It is claimed that Cerna had punched an agent at a protest.

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AnnCrystal One

Undocumented Immigrant Narciso Barranco, who is the father of THREE U.S. Marines was violently arrested by ICE in Santa Ana, CA. He remains detained.

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AnnCrystal Two

Green card holder, Sae Joon Park is an Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has lived in the U.S. for more than four decades. Park says that after he was targeted by the trump administration, he self-deported to South Korea.

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AnnCrystal These notes were compiled from Los Angeles, CA News Station branches CBS, NBC, KTLA, and ABC 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼. (edited) 5d

IriDas It is just really terrible. 5d

Susanita How is this making us safer or great again? 5d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @IriDas true, a terrible nightmare 🙏🏼🐻✊🏼💝. 5d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Susanita I still can't believe this is all happening...I mean, it is happening, but it's crazy you know ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼💝. (edited) 5d

MemoirsForMe 😱😱😱 5d

Deblovestoread This is horrific! 🤯🤬🤬🤬🤬 5d

AmyG Horrific.@Susanita It doesn‘t. It‘s hatred of the “other”. (edited) 5d

CBee Absolutely horrific and traumatic. Thank you for posting these stories! 5d

TheBookHippie So so horrific. 5d

TheBookHippie @Susanita ugh it‘s so so awful 5d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @MemoirsForMe 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 5d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Deblovestoread like something out of a bad movie 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 5d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @AmyG perfectly described. I've heard it said that some agents refer to captures as “bodies“ and such. 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 5d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @CBee I feel it's my responsibility. I am just so grateful that these stories are being read 😘🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 5d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @TheBookHippie it's truly unbelievable how this is all happening in the 21st century 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 5d

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal truly .. 5d

Amiable It‘s horrible enough that they are grabbing people based solely on racial profiling—but the lying about it afterwards (ie claiming the people “assaulted” the officers) really puts the sprinkles on the Gestapo cupcakes. 5d

CBee @AnnCrystal ♥️♥️ 5d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @Amiable absolutely correct. It's truly upsetting and sets a horrific tone to “their“ rule book 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝 4d

AnnCrystal 🫂 @CBee 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 4d

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From NBC Los Angeles

...she saw her sister being thrown to the ground before being arrested and forced into an unmarked car by unidentified officers near 9th and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles.

“We dropped off my sister to go to work like we always do, all of a sudden, my mom in the rearview mirror she saw how a man went on top of her. Basically, dropped her on the floor and started putting her in handcuffs and trying to arrest her,“ ...

AnnCrystal This American girl is 4'10, her kidnappers were said to be large men who stood around 6'...they came for her like masked thugs and kidnapped her...

But they are accusing this woman of assault!!

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AnnCrystal @Eggbeater truly 🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 1w

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Update
Andrea Velez was released at 6 p.m. on June 26, 2025 on a $5,000 bond.

The Department of Homeland Security said Velez “forcefully obstructed an ICE officer,“ and is charged with assaulting a federal officer.“

A charge that Velez and witnesses says is untrue.

Velez's lawyer is filing lawsuit in defense of his client. (edited) 1w

Eggbeater Thanks for the update. I'm glad she is back with her family now. If there was any justice, she'd become rich. 7d

AnnCrystal @Eggbeater True 👏🏼🐻✊🏼 i believe that she just may be the one who California needs to help us stop this insanity. In History, there always seems one (usually unexpectedly) who becomes the face in the fight against injustice. ✊🏼🐻✌🏼💝. 7d

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Although this is based on a real life event, I didn't give real life details...I wanted to capture the sum of the scene.

I've caught the news coverage twice, and believe it was a Jacaranda that the poor woman held onto.

If a Jacaranda, it's strangely symbolic. Legend has said that this tree was blessed by a Goddess.

This Legend is in the next comment.

Then following the legend, there is an All Creator prayer. Creators Ancient and modern.

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AnnCrystal From the Webs

One Amazonian Legend tells about a beautiful bird named Mitu who landed on a jacaranda tree, carrying a lovely Goddess of the moon. She came to live among villagers and share Her knowledge and ethics.

When ready to leave, She adorned the Jacaranda with beautiful blooms so that every time the tree blooms, Her teachings will be remembered. She than returned to the sky worlds to be with Her soul mate, the Son of the Sun.

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AnnCrystal Let us Pray to the Creators of all people, asking the Creators to protect the Freedom of The United States Of America and the Rights and the Liberty of All Citizens of this Great Nation.

For the Nations of the World, that America will help them to Achieve Or Maintain Peace, Freedom, Justice, and Prosperity.

For the United States President, that he/she will be Guided to Act Wisely for the Common Good. 1w

AnnCrystal For those Elected to Serve Us, that they will Respect Our Liberties and Defend the Rights of the Unborn, the Aged, the Poor, and Racial Minorities.

Creators of all people, may you hear our cries and Grant these Prayers we make for Our Beloved Nation.
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