DAILY MEMO: Bell Gardens Mayor Gets an ICE Agent’s Badge Number and More

Bell Gardens mayor confronts ICE personally, Chaos erupts at the Van Nuys Home Depot, the County and City of Los Angeles join forces and more.

By Memo Torres

10:21 PM PDT on July 8, 2025

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.

ICE RAIDS

Fullerton: Abandoned gardening truck.
Van Nuys HD: Two observers taken.
Van Nuys HD: detaining
Van Nuys HD: Scuffle (Original footage)
Buena Park
Bell Gardens: Mayor confronts ICE and gets a badge number.
Big Penny Car wash, Artesia: raided a third time
Garden Grove: Gold’s Gym staging
Glendale: Big military truck
Military caravan: on the 405
7th & Hope::
7th & Hope 2nd View
Normandie & Beverly: asked for ID’s and took one person waiting for the bus.
All over Santa Ana:
Lakewood: car wash
Fullerton: abandoned gardener truck
Ontario: Advanced Surgical Center abduction.

In San Francisco, masked protesters faced off with masked ICE agents to prevent a courthouse abduction.

Downey considers $100k relief for immigrants is being considered.

Mayor of LA announces and County of Los Angeles announce class action lawsuit against Trump.

Because of the recent incident of an ICE detainee at Glendale hospital, a new bill, SB81 is being considered to protect patients from ICE.

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