How ICE is using the LAPD to track down immigrants for deportation

DAILY MEMO: Agents Follow a Woman Driving Before Taking Her and More ~ L.A. TACO

ICE and Border Patrol ramped up raids across Southern California from July 25–30, including the arrest of popular tattoo artist Downtown Mac in L.A. Agents were seen operating in multiple neighborhoods. Meanwhile, LA County is moving to ban masked agents, though legal questions remain. LAPD continues to share data that helps ICE target immigrants. The federal government is pressuring DACA recipients to self-deport, while offering six-figure sala…

How ICE is using the LAPD to track down immigrants for deportation

LAPD leaders say the department has strict limits on cooperating with immigration officials, but court records show federal authorities are nevertheless using local police information sent to national databases to find new targets.

ICE Agents Raid Reseda Apartment Complex With Help From LAPD, ‘Police and HSI Shaking Hands Should Tell You Everything You Need to Know’

Things concerning the current presidential administration and its stance against illegal immigration have blown up recently. We’ve seen things from ICE agents raiding schools and hospitals to elderly people and children handcuffed and shipped to who knows where. Most recently, ICE raided an apartment building in Reseda, a neighborhood within Los Angeles, California. What’s worse is that the agents were spotted shaking hands with LAPD officers, a…