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DAILY MEMO: Agents Crash Into a Home With Their Vehicle and Take One Person
ICE agents rammed into a home in Simi Valley and took one person, while at least one person was also taken at a Baldwin Park Home Depot. In Riverside, near Terrace Elementary, agents were seen chasing people around the block.
DAILY MEMO: Another Death and A New Prison as ICE Continues its Unhinged Assaults From Inglewood to San Bernardino
ICE raids across Southern California targeted multiple locations, including car washes, Home Depots, and a U-Haul, where agents used tear gas before detaining people, resulting in at least 20 abductions and sightings of ICE or Border Patrol scouting. In other news, a man died in ICE custody, a controversial new detention center opened in the Mojave Desert, the ACLU accused Border Patrol of violating a court order, a professor was indicted for assaulting federal agents, and Gov. Newsom revealed Trump’s Los Angeles military deployment cost $120 million.
Daily Memo: Rapid Responders Beat ICE at Some Home Depot Raids, But Car Washes Keep Getting Rocked
On Day 90, ICE raids and scouting were reported across Southern California, with multiple people taken from car washes, Home Depots, restaurants, and warehouses, including as many as 10 from an Olympic Blvd. car wash in Los Angeles. In other news, Trump is retaliating against immigration protesters—including veterans—while ICE has gained access to powerful Israeli spyware capable of hacking encrypted apps, and L.A. TACO confirms that TSA officers on METRO are not conducting immigration operations.
DAILY MEMO: Hundreds of New Agents Arrive in L.A. as Chief Bovino Prepares to Take “This Show” to Another City
ICE raids resumed on September 1st and 2nd across Southern California, with confirmed abductions at multiple Home Depots and car washes, including at least two people in Long Beach, four in Temple City, three in Newport, five in Arcadia, and others in San Bernardino and Paramount. Meanwhile, ICE announced reinforcements in Los Angeles and teased expanding raids to other cities, while new reports revealed their use of Israeli spyware, protests against DHS violence, and a federal judge’s ruling blocking the Trump administration from deploying soldiers in immigration enforcement across California.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Takes More Than 12 From Studio City Car Wash, The Most In A Single Raid
ICE agents conducted multiple raids across Southern California, taking at least 28 people from car washes, Home Depots, a warehouse, and near a courthouse, while rapid responders in North Hollywood helped many escape by blowing whistles to alert the community. In other news, a Reseda teen was secretly transferred to Arizona, reports surfaced of brutal beatings inside Alligator Alcatraz detention, and the NYT profiled Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, who may expand his aggressive Los Angeles raid tactics nationwide.
DAILY MEMO: Agents Arrest San Bernardino Man 2 Weeks After They Fired Gun Shots at Him
ICE agents conducted multiple raids across Southern California, including a violent sweep at the Westlake Home Depot where tear gas and pepper balls were used, resulting in eight arrests and widespread panic. Additional detentions occurred in San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Ventura, and Los Angeles, with reports of surveillance outside the courthouse.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Celebrates 5,000th Abduction in L.A. With a Message: “This is Just the Beginning”
On day 83 of ICE raids in Southern California, multiple people were taken from Lynwood, South Gate, Los Angeles, Downey, Carson, and Rosemead, while rapid responders helped prevent detentions in Rancho Cucamonga and Oxnard, and security blocked entry at Moreno Valley’s Skechers warehouse.
DAILY MEMO: The Horrified Face of a Young Asian Abductee
ICE raids on Day 82 resulted in multiple abductions across Los Angeles, Pasadena, Temple City, Canoga Park, La Habra, and Camarillo, including a young Asian woman forcibly taken from her vehicle after agents smashed her window. Meanwhile, protests at the downtown federal detention center faced violent crackdowns, and L.A. TACO reported that a Border Patrol agent facing assault charges in Long Beach has been confirmed dead.
DAILY MEMO: ”A-Kidnapping We Will Go:’ Agents Mock With Nearly 50 Kidnappings Since Friday”
Nearly 50 people were abducted across 28 incidents from August 22–25, with ICE targeting Home Depots, car washes, traffic stops, neighborhoods, and even areas near schools, sometimes using masked agents and guns. Raids stretched from Encinitas to Oxnard, while protests at the downtown federal detention center faced violent crackdowns, and Cal State Pomona postponed its career fair after backlash for hosting ICE.
DAILY MEMO: ICE Besieges Los Angeles and Surrounding Counties With Over 20 Raids Profiling U.S. Citizens and More
Over 20 ICE operations were confirmed across Southern California on August 21, with nearly 30 people taken from vehicles, homes, workplaces, and public spaces, including a violent 4 a.m. raid near San Manuel Casino and mass detentions at car washes and Home Depots. Disturbing incidents included suspected impersonators abducting a woman in Long Beach, masked agents seizing a woman at an Oxnard bus stop, and reports of detainees held in overcrowded, freezing conditions with only minimal food.
