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.
Tuesday, October 7th. It’s day 124.
TODAY’S ICE RAIDS
- Santa Ana: On E Pine St and S Hickory St, around 7:10 a.m., OCRRN was with community watch as they encountered an ICE vehicle in a residential area with no plates. They were later seen moving down and several more vehicles were seen outside for what looked to be staging for a targeted arrest. Two community watch members were out there, seen screaming at ICE and alerting the community to stay indoors. After they left, they were seen on S Hickory and E Chestnut Ave with other vehicles, where one person was confirmed kidnapped.
- Santa Ana: On S Diamond St and W McFadden Ave, around 7:40 a.m. Several ICE agents pulled over a 15-year-old in a red truck. The teenager started recording the altercation as he used the n-word and called the agents gay, amongst other things, getting into at least one agent's head who walked up to the kid in a failed attempt to intimidate him. The agent responded by stating that the area was just “Disneyland” and bluntly claimed he was from South Central LA, specifically from “Florencia”, a notorious street gang with ties to the Mexican Mafia.
- Gardena: At the Home Depot on 740 W 182nd St, around 8:20 a.m., several ICE agents were seen outside on the sidewalk. At least two people were kidnapped.
- San Bernardino: On 30th and H St, around 8:25 a.m., a person was confirmed kidnapped.
- Los Angeles: On San Marino St and S Gramercy Pl, around 11 a.m., a report was submitted of a man being taken by two ice agents. This new black uniform matches the agents seen earlier in Buena Park with the Border Patrol agent.
- Santa Paula: Around 9:00 a.m., VcDefensa spotted an ICE vehicle in an undisclosed residential area and followed it back to Camarillo.
- San Bernardino: On N Arrowhead Ave and W Third St, around 9:15 a.m., a male was seen being shoved into a white truck by masked agents.
- San Diego: In Shelltown on 40th and National Ave, around 8:27 a.m., Union Del Barrio spotted three Customs and Border Patrol agents who were scouting a neighborhood. The community watch members alerted the community and were able to pressure the agents to leave.
- Venice: At Lincoln Millennium Car Wash on 2454 Lincoln Blvd, around 10:40 a.m., 12 agents raided and kidnapped four workers. One was let go.
- Reseda: At a residential area on 7502 Yarmouth Ave, around 9:52 a.m., a man was seen being pulled out of his white truck and taken by three agents.
- Buena Park: In a residential area on 7800 Athens Circle, a family recorded three unmasked men and a masked Border Patrol agent with what appears to be a yellow firearm near a black minivan. You can hear a little boy whisper, “Es la migra.”
- Poway: At Pomerado Rd and Oak Knoll, around 10:50 a.m., community watch teams confirmed the kidnapping of an individual. They were only able to photograph their red work truck that was left behind.
- San Bernardino: At a San Bernardino Court House on 247 W Third St, around 11:10 a.m., a woman was reported kidnapped after a heavy amount of ICE agents were seen scouting the parking lot since 9:15 a.m.
- South Los Angeles: On E Vernon Ave and S Central Ave, around 9:47 a.m., various community watch members witnessed masked agents walking around. A block down on E Vernon Ave and Hooper Ave, a witness saw the agents kidnap someone. They were later seen still lingering on E Vernon Ave and Long Beach Ave, and Central and 51st at 10:41 a.m.
- South Los Angeles: Tam’s Burgers on 51st & Central Ave at 10:51 a.m. Several Agents were seen being active in the parking lot. We’re unclear as to what they were doing.
- Anaheim: At the Anaheim Plaza parking lot on N Loara St and W Westmont Dr, around 6:45 p.m., community watch noticed what seemed to be a debriefing. They were quickly noticed and chased out by the team.
- Inglewood: Home Depot on Century around 11:20 a.m. Agents were spotted driving around and scouting the area.