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It’s day 299, and it falls on the newly renamed Farm Workers Day, a day we recognize the contributions of farm workers, most of them immigrants, to feeding our families and their continued struggle for fair treatment, protections, and civil rights.
It is also the last day of Women’s History Month, and while I don’t believe anything should be celebrated for only a month, I do want to acknowledge the women of today’s movement, the ones leading the charge against ICE.
From the soccer moms, to the immigration orgs, to our politicians, to our lawyers. Everywhere I go, I’m surrounded by powerful, resilient, amazing women leading this charge, from following and confronting ICE in the streets to the courtrooms, to our political chambers, and respective local politics. I’m showing just a few here. But honestly, I’m in constant awe and admiration of you all. Thank you for everything.
And let me take a moment to speak to fellow straight men, especially the men being physically, sexually, and verbally violent, and even anti-black. Words are not just words, messy behaviors are not just a thing that happened, and no movement, especially one against ICE and fascism, is bigger than holding each other and ourselves accountable because some battles, especially those women have been having against men, have been going on for a lot longer than the battles against ICE and fascism. There’s no place for that ever, and there’s especially no place for that now. You want ICE to respect our families and neighbors; then so should you.
NOW, for the ICE raids. Since the last Daily Memo update on Thursday, ICE has continued targeting courthouses, jails, sending folks to hospitals still, crashing their vehicles, and performing Kavanaugh stops still, which, if you’re still unfamiliar with the term, are basically Supreme Court-endorsed racial profiling stops. So let’s catch up.
Friday, the day before No Kings, we confirmed seven incidents. ICE targeted three courthouses, taking at least one person from the Long Beach Courthouse and another from the Rancho Cucamonga Superior Court. They were also spotted at the Superior Court in Vistat waiting around for people. In Santa Barbara, agents chased a man who had just been released from the Santa Barbara County jail. The man injured himself jumping a fence, and as he was being taken to the Hospital for treatment, another ICE vehicle crashed, spilling engine oil and creating a scene, requiring Firefighters to come help.
And in Huntington Beach and San Bernardino, agents questioned men in their vehicles who were later released. They asked the man in San Bernardino whether the vehicle belonged to him or if he had bought it from someone else. He refused to answer questions and was let go.
On the Saturday morning of No Kings Day, agents were again questioning people at an apartment complex in Jurupa Valley while they were in their vehicles. They were also spotted at the Santa Barbara North County Jail again on Saturday and Sunday. During the No Kings Protest, a rumor went viral that ICE was raiding an apartment building in Echo Park. I looked into that during the protests, and several sources could not substantiate it.
Yesterday, Monday, agents went back to the Coachella Valley, targeting Desert Hot Springs, where a few people were taken. They were also scouting Glendale yesterday and today, as well as Westminster.
Today, they were at the San Luis Obispo County Jail waiting for release. They were in Big Bear as well today, putting the small mountain town on alert, and in Newbury Park, where one person was taken.
Remember to stay safe and stay vigilant. ~ Memo Torres
RAIDS
[Friday. March 27. Day 295.]
- Long Beach: At the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse on 275 Magnolia Ave, around 9:47 a.m. ICE agents kidnapped one person from the inside of the courthouse.
- Santa Barbara: At the Santa Barbara County Jail. Community watchers observed as ICE agents were seen detaining an individual who was released from jail and subsequently needed hospitalization after being injured while jumping a fence. They followed the agents and sheriffs to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on 400 W Pueblo St around 10:30 a.m. According to the rapid response group, during the transport, an ICE vehicle was seen crashing his vehicle, causing a huge oil spill in the street that required firefighters to come help.
- Rancho Cucamonga: At the Superior Court on 8303 Haven Ave, around 9:20 a.m. ICE agents were seen at the courthouse once again, taking at least one person around 12:10 p.m. According to community watchers, they were gone by 12:30 p.m.
- Huntington Beach: On Indianapolis Ave and Magnolia St, around 9:00 a.m. Five agents were seen questioning a man near a Toyota truck. He was confirmed to be released and was not taken into custody.
- Simi Valley: At a Denny’s on 5197 E Los Angeles Ave, around 10:30 a.m. ICE vehicles were seen in the restaurant's parking lot.
- Vista: At the Superior Court on 325 S Melrose Dr. ICE agents were seen in the parking lot waiting for releases.
- San Bernardino: At a McDonald’s on 718 W Highland Ave, around 3:30 p.m. ICE agents were seen interrogating a man while inside his vehicle. The driver recorded the interaction, in which an agent asked the man whether the car he was in belonged to him or whether he had recently purchased it from someone else. The man refused to answer his questions, and the agents left the area.
[Saturday. March 28. Day 296.]
- Jurupa Valley: At the Vesada Apartments on 3390 Country Village Rd, around 7:20 a.m. ICE agents were seen inside an apartment complex, asking residents questions in their vehicles. No detainments were reported.
- Santa Maria: At the Santa Barbara County North Jail on 2301 Black Rd, around 9:18 a.m. ICE agents were seen at the jail waiting for releases.
[Sunday. March 29. Day 297.]
- Santa Maria: At the Santa Barbara County North Jail on 2301 Black Rd, around 9:18 a.m. ICE agents were seen at the jail waiting for releases.
[Monday. March 30. Day 298.]
- Desert Hot Springs: On Pierson Blvd and Mesquite Ave, around 9:27 a.m. ICE agents were in a residential area taking at least one person.
- Desert Hot Springs: At the El Rancho 6 Meat Market on Palm Dr and Two Bunch Palms Trail, around 7:03 a.m. ICE agents were seen in the parking lot.
- Desert Hot Springs: On Palm Dr and Dillon, around 8:55 a.m. ICE agents were seen in the area stopping a truck. That truck was later found empty and abandoned at the intersection.
- Escondido: On 78 W ramp near the 15 N, around 7:20 a.m. ICE agents were seen stopping a vehicle on the freeway.
- Westminster: On Magnolia St and McFadden Ave. Two confirmed ICE vehicles were seen in the area.
- Glendale: On Columbus Ave and Acacia Ave, around 10:28 a.m. Three confirmed ICE vehicles were seen in the area.
[Tuesday. March 31. Day 299.]
- Glendale: On Forest Lawn Drive, around 8:00 a.m., ICE vehicles were seen in the area of Glendale and Burbank, reported by community watchers.
- Glendale: Columbus Ave and Acacia Ava, around 7:45 a.m., ICE vehicles were seen scouting in the neighborhood.
- Escondido: On Century City and 15th St, around 7:25 a.m. Two ICE vehicles were seen in area.
- San Luis Obispo: At the San Luis Obispo County Jail on 1585 Kansas Ave, around 8:04 a.m. ICE vehicles were seen in the parking lot waiting for releases.
- Big Bear: On Big Bear Blvd near Ski Haus, around 7:20 am. ICE vehicles and agents are seen pulling a car over on the shoulder as recorded by community watchers.
- Newbury Park: On Avenue De la Plata, around 6:50 a.m. Three ICE vehicles seen in the area kidnapped a community member.
AT L.A. TACO
- Another Death at Adelanto: Family Seeks Truth as L.A.’s Mexican Consulate Highlights ‘Alarming Trend’ of ICE Custody Fatalities
- California’s Shadowy ICE Holding Rooms Detained at Least 17,351 People Last Year
- You’re Not Too Strong, Smart, or Pretty to Be Raped: A Survivor’s No-BS Guide to Ending Gender-Based Violence
IN OTHER ICE-RELATED NEWS
- Millions of Americans don’t know their retirement accounts are funding ICE detention centers
- Leqaa Kordia, a young Palestinian woman from Paterson, New Jersey, walked out of an ICE detention center in Texas. Kordia had been held for over a year.
- DHS attorney said agents in Los Angeles should have ‘started hitting’ protesters, emails show
- Judge rules Trump unlawfully terminated legal status of migrants who used US entry app
