Soccer Fans React to World Cup Controversies
"These are things that I think that should be free, so we can all come together and remember we're all human,” a fan told L.A. TACO in attendance at a watch party event in Exposition Park.
Daily Memo: DHS Arrests Activists in Minneapolis As ICE Ramps Up Again Across Southern California
While the World Cup continues, please remember that many of the agents at the games are Federal Air Marshals, who are not tasked for immigration enforcement at the stadiums, they’re a part of Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response or VIPR, who are here as security against “potential acts of terrorism.” This also includes the U.S. Marshals who were also out there with marked vests.
Lessons and Reflections From Attending The Iran vs. New Zealand Game in L.A.
"In a world where forms of escapism become harder to find and maintain, how can fans reason their love of the game with the moral complications the World Cup has presented?"
EXCLUSIVE: Deported Adelanto Hunger Striker Speaks Out For the First Time
Kyron Shakeel Swaso, 35, spoke with L.A. TACO following his deportation to Belize, in what he says was an act of retaliation for organizing a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
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UPDATE: Mr.Tempo Cantina Closes Controversial Hollywood Location
'Mr. Tempo' caught heat back in 2022 when L.A. preservationists came after him for gutting the 94-year-old Hollywood legend Pig ‘N Whistle restaurant without permits.
Sunday Taquitos #28: Get Out, LOSER!
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Ivan Ehlers.
What You Need To Know About ICE At The FIFA World Cup
Plus, CHIRLA and LAARN published a “Know Before You Go” safety guide for fans attending World Cup-related events.
L.A TACO’s 2026 Guide To Free Summer Concerts in L.A.
Los Lobos, Keyshia Cole, DJ Quik, Kurupt, The Paranoias, Jungle Fire, and Delfonics are among the many artists you can catch for free in L.A. this summer, if you know where to look. Just don't look at that Rivers Cuomo too closely.
A Ninja Turtles-Themed Pizzeria with a Serious New York Slice
Take it from a California-raised food writer who did ten years in NYC, these slices slaughter the competition like a sai to Shredder's face.
When Pedro Arrests Juan: Why Latinos Join Border Patrol and ICE
Many Latino families inherited the same lesson generation after generation: When society views you as foreign, proving your Americanness can become its own form of survival.
Daily Memo: Ms. Rachel Visits D.C. With 545 Letters From Children Currently Being Detained By I.C.E.
Speaking of children, Jacob Soboroff reports that ICE is holding an average of at least 25 children a day who are three or under. There have been at least 500 babies and toddlers who have spent significant time in ICE detention.
