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.
ICE Watch: Masked Agents Brutalized a Long Beach Man. Then News Outlets Invaded His Privacy
What is the moral line between breaking a story and respecting the privacy of a man who had his arm broken by ICE?
Why Is ICE Hiring 5,000 Officers and Borrowing Military Lawyers?
The next ICE surge in L.A. could make the ones we've already seem like tame by comparison. Activists are preparing to organize yet again.
Read This If Your Loved One Has a Final ‘Removal Order’
An unannounced change took effect on September 15, adding another layer of difficulty for thousands of families and lawyers trying to locate detained loved ones.
The U.S. Government Quietly Just Made It Legal to Go Through Your Phone at the Border
An Appeals Court panel has ruled that federal agents can legally search through travelers' cell phones without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or a warrant when they cross an international border.
ICE Watch: Driving To Work or For DoorDash? They’re Hunting You
ICE is scouting men driving to work early in the morning, but DoorDashers are most at risk while they drive all day for work.
The City of L.A. Leads in One Thing: ICE Kidnappings
ICE is becoming quicker, sneakier, and targeting people as they go about their daily routines.
ICE Raid Hotspot Home Depot Removed as Sponsor of L.A.’s Official Mexican Independence Day Celebration
Activists put pressure on the city, questioning why a business often at the center of ICE raids and accused of mass surveillance sponsored the event.







