Memo Torres
DAILY MEMO: Masked Agents Draw Guns on Student in Front of High School, Leave Live Ammunition in the Street and More
Between August 9–11, ICE raids across Los Angeles targeted students, street vendors, and workers, with incidents including the abduction of an 18-year-old walking his dog in Van Nuys, a student detained at Arleta High School where agents dropped live ammunition, and multiple arrests at Home Depots in Cypress Park, Marina Del Rey, and North Hollywood.
DAILY MEMO: Agents Arrested a Nurse in Retaliation for Recording Outside Terminal Island, Raided The Van Nuys Home Depot Twice, and More
ICE and Border Patrol are exploiting a legal loophole where running can be used to justify “reasonable suspicion” for detention, prompting an ACLU investigation into whether this crosses into unlawful arrests.
DAILY MEMO: Agents Abduct a Pregnant U.S. Citizen, Use a Penske Truck as a “Ruse” to Get Past “anti-ICE” People and Raid a Home Depot, and More
A coordinated ICE operation dubbed “Operation Trojan Horse” involved agents using a yellow Penske truck at the Westlake Home Depot to detain vendors and bystanders.
DAILY MEMO: Federal Agents Take Another Detainee to a Hospital While They Continue Raiding Home Depots, Car Washes, and More
ICE agents are still raiding car washes and Home Depots, detaining laborers. Meanwhile, a federal settlement now bans ICE’s L.A. Field Office from using deceptive tactics such as impersonating local police or fabricating criminal investigations to enter homes or detain individuals, and mandates visible ICE identification and record-keeping for accountability. At the same time, L.A. TACO reports that federal agents terrorized a Fontana family over a man ICE falsely accused of violent crimes, even though his case was dismissed years ago after proving his innocence.
DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids Are Back Despite the Temporary Restraining Order Upheld by Federal Courts on Friday
Despite the Ninth Circuit Court denying the federal government's attempt to suspend protections against unlawful immigration raids in L.A., ICE and Border Patrol agents conducted aggressive raids across Southern California.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Is Seen Stopping Latino Men at Home Depot to Ask for IDs, We Catch Up With Adrian Andrew Martinez, and More
ICE and Border Patrol hit several SoCal locations including Garden Grove, Gardena, and Orange, while protests continue in L.A. and across the country. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from fast-tracking deportations, and 12 members of Congress are suing for access to detention centers. Meanwhile, detainees in Florida are on a hunger strike, and Dolores Huerta is fighting a massive ICE expansion in Kern County. We also caught up with the 20-year-old citizen that was beaten and arrested by Border Patrol agents at Walmart in Pico Rivera.
DAILY MEMO: State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies are Opposing California State Bills Aimed at Unmasking and Identifying Federal Agents
Memo Torres speaks with California state assembly members Sade Elhawary and Mark Gonzalez about the two bills currently in debate at the state level intended to unmask and identify federal agents, the 'No Vigilantes Act' and the 'No Secret Police Act.' We were surprised to hear that there is opposition coming from state and local police agencies. The assembly members break down how and why.
DAILY MEMO: Agents Follow a Woman Driving Before Taking Her and More
ICE and Border Patrol ramped up raids across Southern California from July 25–30, including the arrest of popular tattoo artist Downtown Mac in L.A. Agents were seen operating in multiple neighborhoods. Meanwhile, LA County is moving to ban masked agents, though legal questions remain. LAPD continues to share data that helps ICE target immigrants. The federal government is pressuring DACA recipients to self-deport, while offering six-figure salaries to recruit 10,000 new ICE agents under Trump’s $165B deportation plan.
DAILY MEMO: We’re Still Finding Abandoned Trucks and Vendor Carts While ICE Rips Men From Their Families and More
While ICE is busy ripping fathers away from their families, the feds are losing in court for making false claims. Legal experts also warn against trusting the feds self-deportation apps and more.
DAILY MEMO: We’re Seeing Joint Operations Between the FBI, DEA, ATF, Marshals, and ICE Starting to Target Homes and More
We’re seeing joint task force operations between the FBI, DEA, ATF, and US Marshals along with ICE and Border Patrol out in the streets and now targeting homes while still conducting vehicle stops. Inmates at the Adelanto ICE detention center speak up about abuses and more.
