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Daily Memo: Immigration Lawyers Overwhelmed With the Number of Detainees Needing Representation
“The system has been set up in a way to make people lose hope, to make them give up fighting their case before they talk to an attorney, before they even really know what their options are," says one of the immigration lawyers from the Immigration Defenders Law Center stepping up to help.
Daily Memo: Hunger Strikes Begin in California ICE Detention Centers as Conditions Worsen
In other news, Palantir has shared the data of 20 million Americans with ICE and a former CEO of private prisons is now running ICE facilities.
Legal Coalition Prepares Restraining Orders Against Feds Who Targeted VC Defensa
Between 50 - 60 members, volunteers, and activists of the group have been targeted by federal agencies through a combination of tactics like raids, searches, and seizures, including agents allegedly following people home and flashing their lights.
7 Tattoo Artists in L.A. Resisting ICE Through Flash Sheets
There's never been a better time to get a sick tattoo that says "F8CK ICE" in Los Angeles than right now.
Daily Memo: South L.A. Chef Known for Mentoring Youth Detained by ICE
In South L.A., ICE agents drew their weapons on chef Carlos Lool of La Granja Rotisserie, a local figure known for his years of mentoring young L.A. chefs.
Daily Memo: A Push for ‘Quieter’ Immigration Raids and An Increasing Use of Force at Detention Centers
We are also exactly a month away from June 6th, when the Border Patrol arrived in Los Angeles and began the raids that terrorized so many around the country.
Here’s Every Single Death Linked to Immigration Enforcement Since Trump’s Raids Began in 2025
We hope this register offers a moment to remember the names and stories of the victims. For each one, we’ve included the backstory we were able to gather alongside the official account from government agencies.
Daily Memo: 18th Death in ICE Detention Is Presumed a Suicide After An Alleged Altercation Left a Guard Unconscious
According to original reporting by Andrew Free, “Sources close to the facility report the man was in solitary confinement following an altercation with a CoreCivic guard that left the guard unconscious.” He was 33, from Cuba, and was found dead on April 28th at the Georgia facility run by CoreCivic, where 15 people have died overall.
Daily Memo: California Is Installing ICE AI Surveillance Tools As Trump Goes After Your Civil and Constitutional Rights
Either through willful ignorance or foolish naivety, our local governments are building the surveillance apparatus that ICE currently uses and will continue to use to persecute immigrants, people of color, and dissidents to Trump.
Why Did Anaheim City Council Vote to Install Nearly $1M-Worth of License Plate Surveillance?
Forty-one of the cameras will be deployed across the broader Orange County operational area as part of a regional surveillance network.
