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California’s Shadowy ICE Holding Rooms Detained at Least 17,351 People Last Year
During the first year of the Trump administration's second term, at least 140,000 people nationwide were detained in these rooms—a steep jump from the 80,000 people held from September 2023 to the end of Biden's term.
Daily Memo: ICE Targets a Street Vendor in Santee Alley and More
Over the weekend, ICE was mostly up the coast and down towards San Diego. Today, we saw two more people get taken from their ISAP check-in in Downtown L.A., and in Santee Alley, we saw at least four agents target a food vendor and take him away. ICE also took a young woman in Indio today and was again scouting in Chula Vista and National City.
Who Is and Who Is Not ICE at U.S. Airports
Travelers in the U.S. have been flooding us with messages concerned about ICE at airports, questioning or mistaking other agencies for ICE. Here is a quick visual guide.
Four Past and Future L.A. Olympic Champions on How the Games Have Changed For 2028
These Olympians have dominated their sports worldwide. This is what they have learned after winning gold.
Indigenous Mayan Teen From Chiapas Is Youngest to Die in ICE Custody
19-year-old Royer Perez-Jimenez appears to be the youngest person to die in ICE custody since the Trump Administration took office. Compared to the same period last year, the death rate in ICE custody has tripled.
Daily Memo: ICE Surge In Southern California With Nearly 20 Reported Incidents in One Day
ICE came out in full force today with almost 20 incidents, a number we haven’t seen since Border Patrol was still around, but ICE just did that on their own today, taking at least 12 people that we could confirm. ICE was everywhere, including Carpinteria, Ventura, San Gabriel, Glendale, Long Beach, L.A., Cathedral City, Rancho Cucamonga, Vista, Santa Ana, and especially heavy in Fontana and San Diego.
Daily Memo: ICE Kidnapped Several Fathers In Front of Their Children
ICE is still active. We’re seeing a couple of incidents on average on the weekends and an average of around seven incidents each day during the week right now, and while the quantity may be lower, the quality of these kidnappings remains brutal, inhuman, and unjust.
Afghan Veteran and Father Dies Less Than 24 Hours After Being Taken into ICE Custody in Texas
The former sole provider for his family, Paktiawal leaves behind his wife, three daughters, and three sons.
The Best Signs That Turned Tired Legs into Smiles at the 41st L.A. Marathon
Despite those who found street closures a nuisance, the overall consensus was that this city shows up for its people. In a time when community is most needed, supporters showed up with a level of commitment L.A. could use more of these days.
The World Cup is Still Happening This Summer, But It May Not Look As Planned
There’s a lot of confusion about what has and hasn’t happened with the World Cup in the past month. L.A. Taco separates the fact from fiction.
