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Daily Memo: I.C.E. Returns to Home Depots After Raiding Street Vendors All Weekend and More

ICE continues its raid of taco stands into the weekend leaving a number of them abandoned, but returned to the Home Depots on Monday. More kids of street vendors are seeing taking over their parents food operations. Is Border Patrol questioning itself? Plus, the DOJ has been busy.

June 30, 2025

What the Recent SCOTUS Decision Means For Birthright Citizenship

The conservative majority at SCOTUS dropped a bomb on Friday when it ruled in favor of ending birthright citizenship … or did it? We explain.

June 28, 2025

Anti-ICE Graffiti Sparks Mayor Bass’ Outrage and Mixed Feelings in Little Tokyo

“[There] is damage right now. I won’t underscore that. But the overall greater goal — speaking out against the injustice to the immigrant community — is important," said Bill Fujioka, the board chair at the Japanese American National Museum.

June 26, 2025

20-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Arrested By Federal Police, Fired By Walmart After Release

“These are hardworking people, and they have 'em worse than like animals. Rounding them up in shackles and chains," Adrian Andrew Martinez told L.A. TACO in an interview.

Opinion: How To Stay Legally Trucha with Your Protest Lucha

Risks right now are high. Intervening in the arrest or detention of a loved one—however tragic or emotional the moment—carries serious legal consequences. In these tense encounters with federal agents, your options are limited, and one wrong move can escalate quickly.

Daily Memo: LAPD Arrests a Photojournalist Documenting an I.C.E. Raid and More

A Supreme Court ruling says the government can deport people anywhere they want, while ICE is spotted all over L.A.'s Westside.

June 23, 2025

Maravilla Housing Project Residents Fearful After Receiving Notice That Their Citizen Status Could Be Shared With DHS

The notice emphasizes that "there is currently no new data-sharing policy between HUD and DHS in effect at this time,” and that the Memorandum of Understanding between the two federal agencies “does not specifically state how HUD and DHS will collaborate.”

Fans Protest at Dodger Stadium After Team’s ‘Too Little, Too Late’ Statement

“This is literally the majority of their fan base and they’re not responding," said Hector, an educator and lifelong Dodger fan.

June 23, 2025

Journalist Arrested While Documenting ICE Action Is Released Without Charges

Anthony Orendorff was arrested last week and being held under questionable conditions, leading to a weekend gathering of friends, family, colleagues, and supporters to demand his release. Today his charges were dropped.

June 23, 2025