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Two of our community's fiercest patrollers found themselves in trouble yesterday and today. Leo Martinez of VC Defensa was attacked for a third time yesterday by ICE, who, on each occasion, rammed their vehicle into his. We have that full story on lataco.com.
Today, Arturo, down in the San Diego area, was arrested when he confused undercover police officers from the National City Police Department for ICE. They would not identify themselves, and Arturo then alarmed the community. He was pulled over and booked for a suspended license from a court date he missed. That story is on our Lataconews Instagram page.
ICE activity still continues at a slower pace, but it has not disappeared. This past weekend was a rare, quiet one. What we’re seeing is that ICE is laying low, sticking to courthouses, jails, and check-ins, especially from their special ISAP unit, which Izzy discussed in a previous Daily Memo.
And to my point of ICE’s movements, they were even seen at the Culver City police department waiting for an individual being released. Culver City released a statement saying they had no part in this, were not notified, and did not notify ICE. ICE just showed up.