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DAILY MEMO: Hundreds of New Agents Arrive in L.A. as Chief Bovino Prepares to Take “This Show” to Another City
ICE raids resumed on September 1st and 2nd across Southern California, with confirmed abductions at multiple Home Depots and car washes, including at least two people in Long Beach, four in Temple City, three in Newport, five in Arcadia, and others in San Bernardino and Paramount. Meanwhile, ICE announced reinforcements in Los Angeles and teased expanding raids to other cities, while new reports revealed their use of Israeli spyware, protests against DHS violence, and a federal judge’s ruling blocking the Trump administration from deploying soldiers in immigration enforcement across California.
Feds Use TikTok To Arrest Man Accused Of Towing Federal Vehicle During Immigration Arrest
Nunez is accused of towing the federal vehicle during the August 15 arrest of Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, a TikToker who had been documenting immigration raids in Los Angeles. He faces 10 years in federal prison.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Takes More Than 12 From Studio City Car Wash, The Most In A Single Raid
ICE agents conducted multiple raids across Southern California, taking at least 28 people from car washes, Home Depots, a warehouse, and near a courthouse, while rapid responders in North Hollywood helped many escape by blowing whistles to alert the community. In other news, a Reseda teen was secretly transferred to Arizona, reports surfaced of brutal beatings inside Alligator Alcatraz detention, and the NYT profiled Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, who may expand his aggressive Los Angeles raid tactics nationwide.
DAILY MEMO: Agents Arrest San Bernardino Man 2 Weeks After They Fired Gun Shots at Him
ICE agents conducted multiple raids across Southern California, including a violent sweep at the Westlake Home Depot where tear gas and pepper balls were used, resulting in eight arrests and widespread panic. Additional detentions occurred in San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Ventura, and Los Angeles, with reports of surveillance outside the courthouse.
Border Patrol Raids Westlake Home Depot For 4th Time This Summer, Feds Say ICE Activity Will Increase
Tear gas was used at a time when parents were taking their kids to school and innocent bystanders were on their way to work. “A lot of people were coughing ... A lot of people had red eyes, and [were] trying to get water to clean themselves," said one witness.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Celebrates 5,000th Abduction in L.A. With a Message: “This is Just the Beginning”
On day 83 of ICE raids in Southern California, multiple people were taken from Lynwood, South Gate, Los Angeles, Downey, Carson, and Rosemead, while rapid responders helped prevent detentions in Rancho Cucamonga and Oxnard, and security blocked entry at Moreno Valley’s Skechers warehouse.
Jewish Activists Storm Lobby of Schiff’s Future Office In Burbank, Demand He Stop Arming Israel
A couple dozen protesters entered the lobby just after 2 PM, wearing black shirts with “JEWS SAY LET GAZA LIVE” written on the front. About 10 minutes later, Burbank police arrived at the building.
DAILY MEMO: The Horrified Face of a Young Asian Abductee
ICE raids on Day 82 resulted in multiple abductions across Los Angeles, Pasadena, Temple City, Canoga Park, La Habra, and Camarillo, including a young Asian woman forcibly taken from her vehicle after agents smashed her window. Meanwhile, protests at the downtown federal detention center faced violent crackdowns, and L.A. TACO reported that a Border Patrol agent facing assault charges in Long Beach has been confirmed dead.
Facing Charges Over Long Beach Assault, Border Patrol Agent Confirmed Dead
The deceased made headlines last month after he was charged in July with seven felonies and misdemeanors for drunkenly approaching a woman with a firearm in a women’s restroom, and then later injuring a police officer while resisting arrest.
DAILY MEMO: ”A-Kidnapping We Will Go:’ Agents Mock With Nearly 50 Kidnappings Since Friday”
Nearly 50 people were abducted across 28 incidents from August 22–25, with ICE targeting Home Depots, car washes, traffic stops, neighborhoods, and even areas near schools, sometimes using masked agents and guns. Raids stretched from Encinitas to Oxnard, while protests at the downtown federal detention center faced violent crackdowns, and Cal State Pomona postponed its career fair after backlash for hosting ICE.
