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.
This New Lynwood Studio Is a Sober Living Sanctuary with Coffee, Tattoos, and Streetwear
“People don’t see the sober; they see the matcha,” owner Ruben Barcenas says. “They see some dope clothing. Undercover wellness. It’s how I approach everything.”
UPDATE: Day Seven of the Lineage Fire: Residents Say They Feel ‘Used’
“We still have to make money,” says an anonymous street vendor working through the smoke near the Lineage fire's aftermath.
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.
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.



