Izzy Ramirez

Izzy Ramirez is a Los Angeles-based staff reporter with L.A. TACO, documenting immigration enforcement and state power as it unfolds on the ground. Their work centers real-time alerts and long-term public archiving throughout the Southern California region.
Daily Memo: At Least 15 Latinos Have Been Deported to the Congo As ICE Escalates In Southern California
We have received several reports of agents targeting parents early in the morning as they drop off their children at school. We also have some incidents involving ICE and local police.
Update: ICE Re-Detains Plaintiff Out On Bond in Landmark Case Challenging L.A. ICE Raids, Sends Him Back To Adelanto
After the Supreme Court refused his challenge to ICE, Isaac Antonio Villegas Molina, a construction worker filing a lawsuit against ICE with the help of the ACLU, was detained once again during his ISAP check-in.
Daily Memo: ICE Arrests Plaintiff of Federal Lawsuit Challenging ICE Raids
A second ICE-custody death has also been reported this week, while acting ICE Director Todd Lyons has submitted his resignation and will leave the agency after the end of May.
Daily Memo: 16th In-Custody ICE Death Reported as ICE Ramps Up Targeting in Los Angeles
At least six people were taken today in Hollywood, Alhambra, Downtown LA, and Canoga Park. ICE agents were also spotted in San Diego and the Inland Empire over the weekend and on Monday.
Daily Memo: ICE Keeps Targeting People at Rancho Cucamonga Court
Meanwhile in Crescenta Valley, a car chase by ICE ended with the driver fleeing on foot after colliding with a pole near a 210 freeway on-ramp.
Daily Memo: ICE Returns to Downtown LA ISAP Office, Increases Raids in the Inland Empire
ICE returned to the ISAP office after a week-long hiatus, and another woman has died after release from ICE custody.
Daily Memo: ICE Shoots At Man in Central Valley and ICE Takes People in the Coachella Valley and Glendora
ICE continues to conduct raids and traffic stops, taking three men from their work truck in the Coachella Valley.
Daily Memo: The 15th Death In ICE Detention and ICE is Slowly Escalating
ICE’s slow increase in operations is now averaging about 30 kidnappings per week in Southern California.
Bye-Bye Bondi: Trump Fires Attorney General, Accused of Continuing to Cover Up for Epstein Files
President Donald Trump is bringing his personal lawyer, who represented him during trials regarding “hush money” and election interference, into the ring as acting Attorney General.
Daily Memo: Hospitalizations, Car Crashes, and Kavanaugh Stops Continue with ICE
ICE has continued targeting courthouses, jails, sending folks to hospitals still, crashing their vehicles, and performing Kavanaugh stops still, which, if you’re still unfamiliar with the term, are basically Supreme Court-endorsed racial profiling stops.









