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: Numerous Sightings of ICE and Border Patrol In Pomona and San Bernardino County in the Last 48 Hours
There were 10 confirmed sightings of federal agents in Pomona on Thursday. Agents also snatched someone near Hollywood High School on Wednesday.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Returns On Dia De Los Reyes, Taking at Least Eight in Orange County and Injuring Elderly Man
In another incident, a vendor in Fountain Valley was released after being questioned and detained, but not before CBP called for help from paramedics to use bolt cutters to remove the handcuffs used on the vendor.
DAILY MEMO: Masked and Unmasked Agents Kidnap at Least Eight Around Southern California In First Weekend of 2026
During the first weekend of the year, agents targeted areas nearby a Dollar Tree, PetCo, and more common errand hotspots—even a Wienerschnitzel.
DAILY MEMO: ICE Returns to Santa Maria for Fourth Day in a Row; At Least 40 Taken
ICE agents were active in Santa Maria in the early morning, plus multiple sightings in Hemet, Thermal and Mecca.
At Least 140 People Kidnapped in the 10 Days Leading up to Christmas Eve
The data comes from community watch teams and rapid responders. This is the minimum number we’re able to confirm and doesn’t include all arrests and kidnappings, such as at ICE-Check In appointments, etc.
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.
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.
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.
Vehicle With Children Inside Crashes in Indio After ICE Attempted to Stop the Vehicle in Salton City
“That seems like a crime to me,” said a woman who witnessed the incident. “Imagine if they had killed those kids.”
Daily Memo: ICE And Border Patrol Spotted In 18 Cities Taking Street Vendors, Construction Workers, and Crashing Into Vehicles While Chasing People
ICE and Border Patrol took, that we know of, somewhere around 19 to 25 people today from at least 18 neighborhoods and cities they were present in, including San Bernardino, Riverside, Highland, Palm Springs, Rialto, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, San Diego, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Lancaster, Palmdale, Antelope Valley, and Victor Ville which was all ICE today. While Border Patrol raided through Arcadia, El Monte, Temple City, and Rosemead.









