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Daily Memo: People Are Being Taken From Downtown L.A.’s Hidden ICE ISAP Check-ins

We’re not seeing much ICE activity in the L.A. area, but we can confirm that people are being taken from their check-ins. Not everybody who checks in gets taken, but some people do.

Donald Trump Reassigns Kristi Noem As Special Envoy—Markwayne Mullin To Take Over As U.S. Secretary of DHS

Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has been reassigned to the role of “Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas,” which will have its first meeting with like-minded right-wing leaders from 12 Latin American countries. Mullin, who is currently a House Representative for Oklahoma’s 2nd district, will take on the role of Secretary of DHS at the end of the month, where he’ll likely be ready to take on all of the U.S. in a fistfight.

U.S. Troops Raise Alarm After Commanders Frame War on Iran as ‘God’s Plan,’ Claiming Trump is ‘Anointed by Jesus’

The complaints report similar declarations from different commanders, who describe the Iran war as Trump’s bringing of “Armageddon.”

March 4, 2026

50 Mutual Aid Groups Demand Repeal of ‘Anti-Homeless’ Zones in Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez’s District

“I have voted against every single 41.18 motion that has come into city council,” Soto-Martinez says in his defense during an interview with L.A. TACO at the protest.

The 10th Death in ICE Detention in 2026, Dead From a Tooth Infection

Councilwoman Ellis, who is Haitian-American and a registered nurse, tells the Arizona Daily Star that she is outraged, “Nobody should die from a tootache. Something has to be done.”

March 4, 2026

Supreme Court Blocks California Law That Protects Transgender Students From Being Outed by Their School

The lawsuit was first introduced by Christian teachers in San Diego County, who argue that following the measure violates their First Amendment rights and freedom to exercise religion.

March 4, 2026

Daily Memo: ICE Detains U.S. Citizen With Infant As Kavanaugh Stops Continue

Today, at a 7-Eleven in Victorville, four ICE agents in vehicles blocked off and stopped a woman with an infant in her vehicle and briefly detained her. She was eventually let go after they learned she is a U.S. citizen.

Los Angeles Father Dies Under ICE Custody — 9th Death This Year

According to the family, Gutierrez began to feel seriously ill with chest pains and shortness of breath last Friday at the Adelanto Detention facility, and his repeated requests for medical attention were denied.

February 28, 2026

Daily Memo: Another Kavanaugh Stop, Woman Detained and Released Outside Courthouse

Today, ICE was observed stopping a vehicle in Colton, hanging around Riverside, San Bernardino, at the Santa Maria Jail again, and in Escondido. In Paramount, ICE was seen taking a man off the street. Community members were also able to pressure agents back to their field office in Oxnard. In San Diego, community members confronted ICE in a parked vehicle outside of Lincoln High School. The agent pepper-sprayed the community watcher before driving off.

February 26, 2026