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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 5h

I used to be able to keep these DAILY MEMOs to under 3 minutes, the last couple videos have been impossible to. ICE is escalating in Los Angeles, just look at the article version with every incident highlighted. This is only what we could confirm, only what we know of. @lataco.bsky.social

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d

DAILY MEMO: ICE Agent Claims To Be A Florencia Gang Member While Trying To Detain a Minor 🧵2 parts

If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming an member of L.A. TACO, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in our fundraiser so we can continue to bring you this vital information.

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 3d

Car chases are so unserious in L.A. 😂

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 7d

If you got an iPhone, I have a food guide in your Apple Maps. Enjoy!

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 22d

Depsite the ICE raids drawing our focus, we finally completed this year long project @LATACO and on time for Mexican Independence Day. (And for those that argue Los Angeles isn’t in Mexico—it was when it gained its independence from Spain.) check it here, lataco.com/best-mexican...

L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 22d

Now more than ever, we need to support Mexican restaurants because their sheer existence is an act of resistance in these times.

Read L.A. TACO’s full list of the 43 Best Mexican Restaurants in Los Angeles, Ranked: lataco.com/best-mexican...

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Sep 9

two men in blue shirts are looking at each other in a room .

ALT: two men in blue shirts are looking at each other in a room .

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Sep 9

DAILY MEMO: Agents Have Started Taking People on The Freeways and A Closer Look at The Stereotypes Used by SCOTUS in Their Opinion on ICE’s Restraining Order

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you Jessica!

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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · Aug 30

I got to talk with @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social about his tireless documentation of immigration raids in LA, and how his knowledge of the city's street food scene makes him a better immigration reporter

They Spent Years Covering L.A.'s Taco Scene. When ICE Raids Began, They Were Ready.

"It's very personal to me," Memo Torres told HuffPost. "L.A. is home. So you attack my home, you’re attacking my people."

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · Aug 20

an @lataco.bsky.social x @msnbc.com crossover is something I've been wanting to make happen for months. so much respect and admiration for what @eltragon.bsky.social and the team have been doing all summer documenting ICE raids in L.A. honored to have him on while I'm filling in for Steph this week.

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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Please donate to keep my friend Terriann housed! She’s a mother of three, does so much for the community, and has been working hard to get sober.

LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Aug 20

Help keep LA Street Care organizer Terriann housed! Terriann moved into permanent housing a few months ago and needs help covering rent/utilities while she looks for a job.
Venmo krisrehl to donate!

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Aug 19

They’re just the nicest and sweetest people aren’t they?

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Aug 19

Looking for a female that recorded a fight on Saturday 8/16 around 10:30pm at the Hollywood park casino. She has a lot of information that can help my friend who was brutally attacked and is currently in coma fighting for his life. Thank you.

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Aug 9

If you ever see me drinking a negroni, old fashioned, or moscow mule, please punch me in the fucking face

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Aug 9

DAILY MEMO: Agents Raided The Van Nuys Home Depot Twice Today, Arrested a Nurse in Retaliation for Recording Outside Terminal Island, and More
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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Everyone has been celebrating the court restraining orders in L.A. except for these guys. Is this similarity a coincidence?

Credit to @ communalpress on IG

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Aug 5

DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids Are Back Despite the Temporary Restraining Order Upheld by a Federal Court on Friday

For all the links: lataco.com/daily-memo-a...

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Jul 31

DAILY MEMO: Agents Follow a Woman Driving Before Taking Her and More

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Jul 30

A lot of ICE-related activity today, Wednesday. DAILY MEMO is going to be busy. @lataco.bsky.social

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Jul 15

A reminder that links to all these references, articles, and even more that didn’t make the cut are on LATACO.COM for every Daily Memo if you want to take a closer look at anything I’ve reported on.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Jul 15

DAILY MEMO: ICE Continues Arresting Mothers and More ~ @eltragon.bsky.social

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Jul 13

Superman and the superheroes fought Lex Luther almost every day. But it was journalism that took the billionaire and a would be genocidal king down. Remember that.

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · Jul 4

Today’s Daily Memo broke me a bit, but then as I posted, this of agents pinning a pregnant woman came up. I will keep reporting through the pain because it can’t possibly compare to what these families are enduring.💔 Please America, we need you to stand up. This shit aint right.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Jul 2

Join @eltragon.bsky.social on our IG live today at noon. We know there’s a lot of questions out there about ICE or the current situation in L.A. and he’ll try to answer any questions you may have. Bring your tacos.

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