Izzy Ramirez
Daily Memo: Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Adelanto ICE Processing Center Lawsuit
Plus, four ICE-related deaths in four states and ICE activity in Ojai, Ventura, San Diego, San Bernardino, and other regions as ICE attempts to meet a daily quote of 2000 arrests per day nationwide.
Community Members Hold Vigil for Houston Father Killed by ICE
Close to 60 people paid tribute to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo who was killed on the early morning of July 7 while on his way to work.
We Spoke With a Mother Detained In the Glass House Raids, One Year Later
"There are times in the middle of the night when I wake up thinking I’m back in that same place, because it's terrifying," the Glass House Farms worker and mother tells L.A. TACO, one year after the raids.
Public Outcry Sparks Over California City Officials’ Approvals of Immigration Detention Center
California City Chair David Brottlund told one attendee to “shut their mouth.” He issued warnings throughout the meeting that he could have individuals removed from the chambers.
This New Lynwood Studio Is a Sober Living Sanctuary with Coffee, Tattoos, and Streetwear
“People don’t see the sober; they see the matcha,” owner Ruben Barcenas says. “They see some dope clothing. Undercover wellness. It’s how I approach everything.”
UPDATE: Day Seven of the Lineage Fire: Residents Say They Feel ‘Used’
“We still have to make money,” says an anonymous street vendor working through the smoke near the Lineage fire's aftermath.
Daily Memo: DHS Arrests Activists in Minneapolis As ICE Ramps Up Again Across Southern California
While the World Cup continues, please remember that many of the agents at the games are Federal Air Marshals, who are not tasked for immigration enforcement at the stadiums, they’re a part of Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response or VIPR, who are here as security against “potential acts of terrorism.” This also includes the U.S. Marshals who were also out there with marked vests.
EXCLUSIVE: Deported Adelanto Hunger Striker Speaks Out For the First Time
Kyron Shakeel Swaso, 35, spoke with L.A. TACO following his deportation to Belize, in what he says was an act of retaliation for organizing a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
Daily Memo: Ms. Rachel Visits D.C. With 545 Letters From Children Currently Being Detained By I.C.E.
Speaking of children, Jacob Soboroff reports that ICE is holding an average of at least 25 children a day who are three or under. There have been at least 500 babies and toddlers who have spent significant time in ICE detention.
Gay in a Macho Latino World: Why I Defend Pride
Growing up in an old, beaten-up apartment complex near Disneyland, I came of age in an environment that demonized queerness. Not only through verbal reprimands, machismo, and shaming, but also through violent means.
