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DAILY MEMO: ICE Kidnaps Parents From San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange County the day before Christmas Eve

Agents in Mecca detained a man inside a grocery store while agents in Fontana kidnapped two people from an apartment complex, among many others.

December 23, 2025

Corn Husk Prices Keep Climbing, But Who Profits?

L.A.'s tamaleros say this holiday season Is pricier than ever. ICE raids, inflation, and tariffs are also cutting demand.

December 23, 2025

The First National Website Dedicated To Documenting ICE License Plates Is Here

“Something like the plate tracker helps to encourage and promote legal transparency and legal accountability, especially when they're going around, switching plates, trying to hide, trying to be undetectable,” said Sherman Austin.

December 23, 2025

L.A. TACO’s Most-Read Food Stories of 2025

These were L.A. TACO's most-read food features of the year.

December 23, 2025

As the World Cup Nears, Bodies Pile Up in Guadalajara 

Authorities are currently investigating human remains found in nearly 500 bags spread across nearly two dozen clandestine grave sites.

December 23, 2025

DAILY MEMO: San Bernardino ICE Raid Ends in Another Car Crash

ICE once again focused its operations in the Inland Empire with a particular focus on San Bernardino. Other communities outside Los Angeles were also targeted.

December 22, 2025

L.A. TACO’s First Annual ‘Taquero of the Year Award’ Goes To . . .

The Oscars of the taco world is going to a taquero who stood up for first responders and inspired us with words of compassion, all while serving a mean surf-and-turf taco in a masa wasteland.

December 22, 2025

Sunday Taquitos #7: Raid at Santa’s Workshop

Raid at Santa’s workshop! Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.

December 21, 2025

Seven Deaths in December Marks the Deadliest Month and Year in Decades for In-Custody Deaths

Federal immigration agencies were involved in at least 33 deaths this year

December 21, 2025

Daily Memo: The Escalation Continues Before Christmas as ICE, HSI, and Border Patrol Set Record Raids Again

In another record setting week, not only have the raids and kidnappings escalated, but so has the recklessness. The week saw more car chases, accidents, children placed in danger and separated from parents, more people detained and released, and new areas of Southern California targeted heavier than before like Antelope and Coachella Valleys.