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Memo Torres

An award-winning journalist covering ICE and immigration raids. Host of the Daily Memo. ‘Where Memo Torres Eats’ on Apple Maps. Seen on Netflix, occasionally on KCRW. 3rd-gen landscaper. Proud son of an immigrant. Golden Bear.

Daily Memo: I.C.E. Returns to Home Depots After Raiding Street Vendors All Weekend and More

ICE continues its raid of taco stands into the weekend leaving a number of them abandoned, but returned to the Home Depots on Monday. More kids of street vendors are seeing taking over their parents food operations. Is Border Patrol questioning itself? Plus, the DOJ has been busy.

June 30, 2025

What the Recent SCOTUS Decision Means For Birthright Citizenship

The conservative majority at SCOTUS dropped a bomb on Friday when it ruled in favor of ending birthright citizenship … or did it? We explain.

June 28, 2025

Daily Memo: LAPD Arrests a Photojournalist Documenting an I.C.E. Raid and More

A Supreme Court ruling says the government can deport people anywhere they want, while ICE is spotted all over L.A.'s Westside.

June 23, 2025

The Giant Taco Hiding Under The 10 Freeway

This giant rolled taco challenges your preconceived definitions of what a taco is and is not.

San Fernando City Council Rejects ‘Sanctuary City’ Motion, Fearing Repercussions

In the first part of the discussion, council member Joel Fajardo voiced his opposition to adopting the designation “Sanctuary City,” or any version of that, for the City of San Fernando, saying that the term is too problematic and politically charged.

April 8, 2025

City of Los Angeles to Declare Tacos Its Official Food

Officials for the City of Los Angeles have filed a motion to declare tacos the official food. Other cities in the County, including Beverly Hills and Long Beach, are planning the same. 

April 1, 2025

Rare, Pit-Roasted, Zacatecas-Style Birria —Estilo Moyahua—Is Being Revived In This Inglewood Backyard

This isn’t your average, made-for-Instagram birria. The estilo Moyahua dish is available in goat and also a beef version, for the chiva haters.

December 11, 2024

L.A.’s Latest Great Sonoran Taco (and Hot Dog) Contender is a Taco Stand in Boyle Heights

The menu includes crispy lorenzas, papas locas loaded with asada, and bacon-wrapped "momias." This taquero keeps his homemade flour tortilla purveyor a secret, too.

November 21, 2024