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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.
‘It’s Colonizing All Over Again:’ Chefs and Tortilleros React to California’s Fortified Tortilla Mandate
A new California law, penned by a Fresno assemblyman, mandates folic acid in corn tortillas to curb birth defects in Latina women—rattling L.A.'s taco universe. Tortilla makers in California, who have followed the same 12,000 year-old recipe, now must add a synthetic vitamin... but not all are complying.
L.A. TACO’s Most-Read Investigations and News Stories of 2025
Our reporters were on the ground this past year conducting that street-level reporting necessary for showing what's really happening in our city.
Corn Husk Prices Keep Climbing, But Who Profits?
L.A.'s tamaleros say this holiday season Is pricier than ever. ICE raids, inflation, and tariffs are also cutting demand.
Daily Memo: The Escalation Continues Before Christmas as ICE, HSI, and Border Patrol Set Record Raids Again
In another record setting week, not only have the raids and kidnappings escalated, but so has the recklessness. The week saw more car chases, accidents, children placed in danger and separated from parents, more people detained and released, and new areas of Southern California targeted heavier than before like Antelope and Coachella Valleys.
Tear Gas, Censorship, and Medical Neglect At The GEO Owned Adelanto ICE Processing Center
These are some of the horror stories detainees risk telling visitors in fear of guard retaliation.
Skaf’s On York Accused of Being ‘Gentrifiers’ After Illegally Cutting Down 50-Year-Old Tree Outside Restaurant
Skaf's general manager denied that they cut down the tree to make their restaurant's sign more visible from the street.
Daily Memo: ICE And Border Patrol Spotted In 18 Cities Taking Street Vendors, Construction Workers, and Crashing Into Vehicles While Chasing People
ICE and Border Patrol took, that we know of, somewhere around 19 to 25 people today from at least 18 neighborhoods and cities they were present in, including San Bernardino, Riverside, Highland, Palm Springs, Rialto, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, San Diego, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Lancaster, Palmdale, Antelope Valley, and Victor Ville which was all ICE today. While Border Patrol raided through Arcadia, El Monte, Temple City, and Rosemead.
Daily Memo: Federal Agents Ram Truck Into Fleeing Man Before Abducting Him
Border Patrol is back after a week break.
Daily Memo: CBP MIA In Recent ICE Raids; LA County Approves Mask Ban
A breakdown of California and Los Angeles County's new laws banning ICE and local law enforcement from wearing masks or concealing their identity and agencies.
