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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.

DAILY MEMO: 25 People Taken In Hectic Santa Ana Raids and More

We are starting to see a new pattern and strategy from Border Patrol crews here in the Southland: intensifying their operations and targeting specific neighborhoods, rather than having crews roam random parts of the city.

DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Snatches Multiple People in Salvadoran Corridor Raid, Including a U.S. Citizen

Border Patrol crews raided the Salvadoran corridor, starting down by the 10 freeway and working their way up to the Westlake Home Depot, where Bovino did his infamous Trojan horse stunt with the yellow Penske truck that went viral over the summer. On Monday, Mayor Bass told folks in a town hall that the raids aren’t as bad in L.A. anymore, but the daily reports say otherwise. Today, there were 16 incidents in L.A. alone.

DAILY MEMO: Feds Rip Through Election Day, Taking At Least 25, Including, Elderly, A Toddler, and Her U.S. Citizen Father 

On election day, Feds made sure to have a ridiculous presence, ripping through at least 10 neighbourhoods and taking at least 25 people, including elderly, and arresting a U.S. citizen before driving off with his toddler in the back seat. They also brutalised a day labor center coordinator who is also a U.S. citizen, breaking his wrist, and dropping him off down the street before taking himself to the ER.

November 5, 2025

DAILY MEMO: As L.A. Celebrates World Series Win, Feds Target Our Street Vendors

ICE raids do not stop for World Series wins, at least not while the Dodger's main owner, Mark Walter, has money to be made in ICE detention centers and civilian surveillance technologies for the DHS. While all eyes were on game 7 and the following parade, there were at least 25 raids in the span of 3 days with an increased attention on street vendors including those on Vermont's treasured Salvadoran corridor.

November 4, 2025

DAILY MEMO: Federal Immigration Agents Heavily Target Mid-City L.A. For 2nd Day In A Row

It’s October 31st, and although today is officially Halloween, today is the 148th day, L.A. and the surrounding areas have been terrorized by Masked Federal Agents. For a second day in a row, agents heavily targeted the mid-city areas of Los Angeles with 9 confirmed incidents.

October 31, 2025

DAILY MEMO: ICE Shoots 24-Year-Old Man Attempting To Help A Targeted Family In Ontario

ICE claimed its agents felt threatened and decided to shoot “defensive shots” at his vehicle. The victim drove down to his brother’s home and was taken to the hospital while being followed by Department of Homeland Security agents.

DAILY MEMO: Agents Ziptie Minor and Tear Gas Oxnard Residents While Searching for ‘Anti-Ice’ Protester From Camarillo Raid

Early in the morning, between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. Agents descended upon a small community in Oxnard in full tactical force, blocked off the street, were seen tying a minor’s hands with zip ties, and remained in the area up until 9:00 a.m. Agents were seen pepper-spraying protestors, throwing tear gas, and hitting them with batons. One community member protesting today was arrested.

DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Gets Into Another Car Accident After Playing Dress Up at Home Depot

Border Patrol agents played dress up today, wearing masks to mock community observers as they left Terminal Island, and disguising themselves as construction workers to lure day laborers at a San Fernando Valley Home Depot, getting into car accidents again, and kidnapping more than 20 people from all over today, including Compton and two flower vendors from San Bernardino and North Long Beach.

DAILY MEMO: After a Quiet Friday, Feds Grabbed More Than 40 People From Streets and Bus Stops

After a quiet Friday, Masked Federal agents returned with a vengeance, grabbing at least 40 people, seemingly anyone they could racially profile walking down the streets, waiting at bus stops, and even a couple of street vendors, while getting more aggressive with observers, even pulling guns on two young community watch members.

Exclusive: Video Captures 11 Shots Fired During Shooting of ICE-Patrolling TikToker

A timeline of events involving the shooting of news TikToker Richard L.A. and the subsequent lockdown and student walkouts at Santee High School.