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California’s Shadowy ICE Holding Rooms Detained at Least 17,351 People Last Year

During the first year of the Trump administration's second term, at least 140,000 people nationwide were detained in these rooms—a steep jump from the 80,000 people held from September 2023 to the end of Biden's term.

Superbloom Eats: Where to Eat in Antelope Valley Before Visiting the Poppies

Here is where to find the best pizza, tacos, and more in the A.V. Remember to not step on any poppies!

March 24, 2026

Daily Memo: ICE Targets a Street Vendor in Santee Alley and More

Over the weekend, ICE was mostly up the coast and down towards San Diego. Today, we saw two more people get taken from their ISAP check-in in Downtown L.A., and in Santee Alley, we saw at least four agents target a food vendor and take him away. ICE also took a young woman in Indio today and was again scouting in Chula Vista and National City. 

Who Is and Who Is Not ICE at U.S. Airports

Travelers in the U.S. have been flooding us with messages concerned about ICE at airports, questioning or mistaking other agencies for ICE. Here is a quick visual guide.

March 23, 2026

TACO MADNESS 2026 Launches This Saturday

Here are this year’s contenders.

March 23, 2026

Four Past and Future L.A. Olympic Champions on How the Games Have Changed For 2028

These Olympians have dominated their sports worldwide. This is what they have learned after winning gold.

March 23, 2026

Sunday Taquitos #20: War Is Peace

Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.

March 22, 2026

Trump Moves to Leverage ICE Deployment at Airports Amid DHS Funding Dispute

Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut told reporters that the threat to “use ICE agents as a general kind of militia or state police is contrary to the Constitution, the law of the United States, and common sense.”

March 21, 2026

Exploring Historic Palestine’s Buried Landmarks

How Raja Shehadeh’s and Penny Johnson’s travels through Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories revealed many forgotten histories of the region.

March 21, 2026

Daily Memo: ICE Activity Has Doubled Since Last Week

At least 31 people were taken this week. 30 by ICE and one by CBP. All numbers are based on L.A. TACO’s reporting; the true number is assumed to be much higher. This is the minimum number of detainments.