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DAILY MEMO: Over 20 Taken In L.A., As ICE Kidnaps Gardeners, Vendors, and the Unhoused From San Bernardino To Santa Barbara
In several instances, community members and observers made themselves known or began filming, causing agents to vacate the area.
These 10 People Were Taken In Echo Park and Silver Lake During Roving Federal Immigration Patrols On Friday
“He’s been here in Los Angeles for 30 years,” Destiny Ruiz told L.A. TACO. ” He is a caretaker to many people, many people in the community know him as a hard working and sweet individual.”
Protestors Rally in Pershing Square Against ICE and the Donroe Doctrine
A coalition of activist and political groups brought people out to the streets to protest ICE and the Trump administration’s attacks on Venezuela. Many also paid tribute to Renee Nicole Good, killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, and Keith Porter, killed by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge.
DAILY MEMO: Numerous Sightings of ICE and Border Patrol In Pomona and San Bernardino County in the Last 48 Hours
There were 10 confirmed sightings of federal agents in Pomona on Thursday. Agents also snatched someone near Hollywood High School on Wednesday.
Pasadena Community Job Center Director Speaks Out About Arrest While Observing Federal Immigration Activity
“They didn’t stop the ICE agent, but they stopped me,” said Jose Madera, who followed a vehicle driven wrecklessly by ICE agents, who continue to roam freely nationwide, even after killing 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis earlier today.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Returns On Dia De Los Reyes, Taking at Least Eight in Orange County and Injuring Elderly Man
In another incident, a vendor in Fountain Valley was released after being questioned and detained, but not before CBP called for help from paramedics to use bolt cutters to remove the handcuffs used on the vendor.
DAILY MEMO: Masked and Unmasked Agents Kidnap at Least Eight Around Southern California In First Weekend of 2026
During the first weekend of the year, agents targeted areas nearby a Dollar Tree, PetCo, and more common errand hotspots—even a Wienerschnitzel.
DAILY MEMO: ICE Returns to Santa Maria for Fourth Day in a Row; At Least 40 Taken
ICE agents were active in Santa Maria in the early morning, plus multiple sightings in Hemet, Thermal and Mecca.
L.A. TACO’s Most-Read Daily Memos of 2025
Most federal agents and officials would prefer for their actions to go unnoticed, but Memo Torres has dedicated nearly every single day of the past six months to documenting and exposing the often heinous and violent abductions taking place across Southern California.
At Least 140 People Kidnapped in the 10 Days Leading up to Christmas Eve
The data comes from community watch teams and rapid responders. This is the minimum number we’re able to confirm and doesn’t include all arrests and kidnappings, such as at ICE-Check In appointments, etc.
