Memo Torres breaks down ICE-related news in Southern California today. Below, you'll find links and references to everything discussed in the video, allowing you to take a closer look at each topic.
It's day 41.
ICE RAIDS
- The Department of Cannabis Control conducted an operation as part of an investigation at a grow house in Watsonville, creating a slight panic amongst community members, who believed it was ICE. They were not there for immigration purposes.
- BP Chief posts about a drunk driver who crashed into a BP vehicle in Pasadena, who was undocumented.
- South Central
- Santa Barbara
- North Hills
- Rancho Cucamonga: (original footage submitted)
OTHER NEWS
- A group of farmworkers started their strike today. “Today we fight for ourselves, tomorrow we fight for you.”
- L.A. County Sheriffs have been handing inmates to ICE.
- Eight inmates were released to ICE in May and a dozen more in June, according to sheriff’s department records reviewed by The Times. Eleven are Mexican, six are Guatemalan, and one each is from Colombia, El Salvador, and Honduras. Their ages ranged from 19 to 63 years old. According to the sheriffs, ICE is using judicial warrants to get around the sanctuary city policies.
- According to the L.A. Times, “the recent transfers, the sheriff’s department said, involved warrants for illegally reentering the country after having been previously deported, a federal crime that can carry a multiyear prison sentence.” According to the Sheriffs, they had never received these warrants in the past years.
- City of Santa Ana joins the City and County of L.A. in the ACLU lawsuit against the DHS.
- The City of Bell Gardens is having a special city council meeting to expand protections for immigrants.
- Huntington Park is also joining the ACLU lawsuit.
- The Mexican consulate in Los Angeles shared a survey of 330 immigrants from Mexico who were detained by ICE in the L.A. raids this past month.
- 52% have lived in the U.S. for 10 years
- 36% have lived in the U.S. for longer than 20 years.
- 31% have children born in the U.S.
- Metro bus drivers might start taking matters into their own hands. According to LA Public Press, who spoke to a bus driver, wrote that while Metro has directed operators to comply with federal agents, his labor union contract gives him discretion to act in a way that protects his passengers.
- DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
- DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
- Board of Supervisors approved four motions led by Supervisor Solis to provide cash aid, pet relief, a worker-equipment return program for those detained, and more.
The Board approved four motions led by Supervisor Solis, which include the following:
- Work to establish a work equipment return program for those detained
- Expand the County's pet foster program and resources for pet families; make room for rising pets left behind from immigration enforcement
- Provide cash aid for impacted workers and their families
- Expand the Small Business Interruption Fund, which is set to launch in August
- Expand the County's Restaurant Meals Program for increased meal access for CalFresh recipients
- Authorize County Counsel to pursue legal action against federal restrictions limiting undocumented immigrants' access to Head Start and other federal programs
ON L.A. TACO
- The president of Mexico is suing the U.S. over the death of Jaime Alanís Garcia. The governor of Michoacan also shared his thoughts and support for the family as they wait for his body to be returned to his home state.
- Unbroken Spirit: How a Detained Street Vendor Is Now Aiding Detainees From ICE Facility
- Split Heads and Damaged Breasts: One Woman’s Experiences At An L.A. Protest
- Can A Temporary Restraining Order End The ICE Raids In L.A.? Up North It Worked, ACLU Says
