KCLU: Little boy who was sick and not eating in a notorious ICE detention center is back in Santa Barbara County

"...She said the boy is traumatized. And it's a trauma that he didn't have previously, because DHS agents forced him into a car seat and tied him up forcefully. Since then, he's had a terrible fear of car seats.

Mom and son were separated from his father and flown to Texas — the child still strapped in his car seat — and held at the notorious Dilley detention center, also known as South Texas Family Detention Center. ..."

https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2026-04-13/little-boy-who-was-sick-and-not-eating-in-a-notorious-ice-detention-center-is-back-in-santa-barbara-county

#Fascism #ICE #SantaBarbara

LA Times: Hiker survives rattlesnake bite on a Southern California trail

"A rattlesnake has bitten another hiker in Southern California, sending her to the hospital after being carried off the trail by firefighters over the weekend, according to Santa Barbara County officials.

On Sunday around 3:38 p.m., the Montecito Fire Protection District responded to the Buena Vista Trail to aid an injured hiker, according to an agency social media post. The female hiker was about three-quarters of a mile up the trail when she was bitten on the ankle. "

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-14/socal-rattlesnake-hiker-bit

#rattlesnakes #hiking #SantaBarbara

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