Lexis-Olivier Ray

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists’ Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their “distinguished journalists.” In 2023, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men’s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.
Morning Raid On Westlake Home Depot Signals Return to ICE Terror
“For those who thought immigration enforcement had stopped in Southern California, think again,” acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli wrote on X shortly after the raid. “The enforcement of federal law is not negotiable, and there are no sanctuaries from the reach of the federal government."
LAPD Officer Arrested With Blood-Alcohol Level 2x Over Legal Limit Gets Probation, Keeps Job
Asked if he hit his head during the collision, LAPD Lt. Matthew Ensley responded, “Absolutely not, I didn’t even know I got into a crash until you guys showed up.”
L.A. Police Cite ‘Anti-Homeless’ Law To Sweep Anti-ICE Camp Outside Federal Building
A 24-hour protest encampment eventually came to an end after LAPD swept the site multiple times.
ACLU Threatens Legal Action Against LAPD For Denying DTLA Protest Permit
In a demand letter sent to Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, Jonathan Markovitz, a staff attorney for the ACLU SoCal, said that the reasoning given for denying Refuse Facism’s permit “appears to be unconstitutional."
Can A Temporary Restraining Order End The ICE Raids In L.A.? Up North It Worked, ACLU Says
The ACLU SoCal reported that, so far, Border Patrol has been complying with a preliminary injunction in Kern County. “The federal government reported Border Patrol has not made a single detentive stop or warrantless arrest during the reporting period of April 29 to June 21,” the ACLU SoCal said in a post on Instagram.
Split Heads and Damaged Breasts: One Woman’s Experiences At An L.A. Protest
Marty had protested in Portland and Northern France, but never saw anything like the police's violent response to anti-ICE protests in Downtown Los Angeles.
Undocumented Californians Barred From Accessing Federally Funded Health and Social Service Programs By HHS
L.A. County health agencies said that the announced changes will have a “massive impact” on programs run by their departments and that restricting access will worsen health outcomes and “deepen systemic inequities.”
Border Patrol Agent Who Arrested U.S. Citizen In Pico Rivera Charged With Drunkenly Assaulting L.B. Cop
“No one is above the law, regardless of their position or badge. Law enforcement officers have a responsibility to always conduct themselves with integrity and professionalism. Our office will pursue prosecution accordingly to ensure justice is served.”
U.S. Attorney’s Office Quietly Drops Case Against American Citizen Arrested In Montebello
When the agent questioned U.S.-born Javier Ramirez about his citizenship, the feds claimed that Ramirez refused to talk to them, despite video footage showing that Ramirez repeatedly told agents he had his passport on him.
Attorneys Denied Access To Day Labor Advocates Arrested By Feds At Home Depot In Van Nuys
“They were arrested, in our eyes unconstitutionally, in the course of an unconstitutional raid meant to attack our communities and pick up people based on the color of their skin and where they're standing," attorney Cal Soto said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.










