Memo Torres

Memo Torres is the Director of Engagement and multimedia journalist for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco. He is also the host of the Daily Memo and writes for Apple Maps’ ‘Where Memo Torres Eats in L.A.’ You can see him on Netflix’s Taco Chronicles and Pressure Cooker. You can hear him on KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ occasionally. He was a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino journalists and a former third-generation landscaper.
Border Patrol Detains Three at La Puente Chilaquiles Stand Before Seizing Its Cash Box
A screaming woman in an apron was seen running from the stand into the safety of a nearby firetruck, while the stand's other employees weren't so lucky.
Daily Memo: Feds Detain U.S. Citizens and Take Street Vendor’s Cash Box
Federal immigration raids are escalating in intensity, with more people being profiled and taken without due process.
Daily Memo: Border Patrol Is Back, Targeting Southeast Los Angeles and Ripping Parents From Their Children
Border Patrol Is Back after their week-long hiatus, targeting Southeast Los Angeles and other areas, ripping parents from children, chasing workers and almost killing one, arresting a U.S. citizen, and targeting street vendors again.
Daily Memo: ICE Raids Thanksgiving
From Wednesday to today, Monday, December 1st, ICE and HSI took at least 15 people out of the 25 they stopped and questioned over Thanksgiving Week and weekend.
DAILY MEMO: In Absence of Border Patrol, ICE and HSI Step Up to Take Its Place
We're seeing a new strategy taking effect. In the absence of Border Patrol, ICE has stepped up its patrolling, profiling, and stops. This could be due to the news last month that the administration changed out ICE leadership, effectively putting Border Patrol agents in charge of ICE. Today, we saw ICE stopping several vehicles and people on bikes, as well as continuing with their targeted attacks.
UPDATE: Carlos Jimenez, U.S. Citizen Shot By A Federal Immigration Agent, Indicted For Allegedly Assaulting Border Patrol Agent
According to his lawyers, Carlos Jimenez had attempted to warn agents of the presence of school children at a nearby bus stop in his community when he was shot by federal agents. Authorities claim he had attempted to run over the agents.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Raids Long Beach Taking Gardeners, Old Men, and A 12-Pack of Beers
Today, Border Patrol targeted Long Beach, swarming the streets again taking gardeners, older men, and a 12-pack of beers. A child fled through a park, and a mother ran with her infant as her husband was taken by agents.
DAILY MEMO: A Father Was Abducted by Feds. His Teen Son Left School to Finish His Work Route
After a father dropped his children off at school, federal agents abducted him nearby leaving his truck on the side of the road. His son and daughter came to pick up the truck. His daughter, cried. His son, a sophomore, picked up his truck, and went to perform his dad's work servicing the houses he was supposed to do today.
DAILY MEMO: More Than 30 People Taken in At Least 30 Raids During Saturday Through Monday Rains
While Mayor Bass tells national TV that the raids "are not as bad," that there's only two to three a day, L.A. TACO is documenting the exact opposite.
DAILY MEMO: L.A. and Long Beach Rapid Responders Unite With Santa Ana to Sound Alarm Over Raids
It's a game of strategies. Border Patrol takes a new approach, and rapid responders adapt. This time, the responders are backing each other up. The target was in Santa Ana, where Border Patrol focused their attention on the elderly at bus stops, grocery stores, and one with a cane.










