lataco.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

Abandoned ice cream carts, fruit, and taco stands. Trucks with broken windows left in the middle of the streets. It’s the new reality ICE has brought to our beautiful city. This taco stand appears to have been hit last night, 6/27 in South LA by Florence and Gramercy.

submitted 7 hours ago • 40 comments

It’s Friday, June 27th, the 22nd straight day of the ICE siege of L.A. Topics: - ICE Raids (targeting street vendors today) - HP arrests ICE imposter - What happened in Huntington Park - FBI Ambushed an activist - Another US Citizen detained by ICE is released - SCOTUS ruling @eltragon.bsky.social

submitted 22 hours ago • 17 comments

We're hiring Assistant Social Media Producer (Contract-to-Hire) lataco.com/jobs

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

SCOTUS, reviewed three injuctions blocking Trump’s Executive Order to deny birthright citizenship guaranteed under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This was essentially a power grab by the Executive Branch handed over by the conservative Supreme Court Justices in a vote of 6-3.

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Marisol Magaña and Andrew Roa took over a raspado cart for the day to raise money for a vendor who was afraid to go out, but needs money to send to her young children in Mexico. lataco.com/santa-ana-co... By @janettev.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

This weekend guide includes pink pupusas for street vendors. Plus Georgian meat pies, Korean pork, Michelin-recognized fish sandwiches for a cause, and a Choose-Your-Own burger adventure on Sunset. lataco.com/what-to-eat-...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

DAILY MEMO: ICE recaps for L.A. today, Thursday, June 26th. Topics - ICE Raids all over L.A. - First confirmed bounty hunter?! - ICE using facial recognition on their phones. - The latest ICE detainment numbers in Southern California. - Another death in ICE custody. @eltragon.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 48 comments

Taco trucks, bakeries and storefronts are making urgent changes to keep immigrant workers and customers safe. By Andrew Lopez lataco.com/ice-raids-ea...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

18 years strong and still free as ever, all summer long. Upcoming shows include Dengue Fever, LA ska heroes La Resistencia, breakdancing battles, Eddie Chacon, and more. lataco.com/levitt-la-fr...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

“[There] is damage right now. I won’t underscore that. But the overall greater goal — speaking out against the injustice to the immigrant community — is important," said Bill Fujioka, the board chair at the Japanese American National Museum. lataco.com/graffiti-lit... By @marinamasako.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

Adrian Andrew Martinez, the 20-year-old U.S. citizen that was arrested by ICE while working at Walmart, sits down with our reporter, Aisha Wallace-Palomares, to give us insights into what he experienced. Amongst the new revelations, he shares that he was fired by Walmart.

submitted 2 days ago • 123 comments

DAILY MEMO: ICE recaps in L.A. for Wednesday, June 25th - ICE RAIDS - New tactics? - Adrian Martinez update - Edin Alex Enamorado’s security guards are back ~ @eltragon.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

“I don’t know if eating tacos can stop ICE. I know that spending money at Latino-owned restaurants keeps families afloat. I know that showing up for your community matters. And I know that fear thrives in silence, in emptiness, in absence.” ~ @erickgalindo.bsky.social lataco.com/10000-tacos-...

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

The ICE siege of L.A. continues to impact all of L.A., not just those directly targeted by masked agents. If you don’t think this affects you, think again. ~ @eltragon.bsky.social

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

“They can burn our villages, but they cannot burn or get rid of our culture.” The couple behind Mid East Eats cooks to survive, remember, and resist, serving ancestral foods like falafel, hummus, fatayer, and manoushe. In an L.A. twist, there are also tacos and nachos. lataco.com/watts-palest...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Should anyone find themselves or a family member detained, arrested, or disappeared, to have the names of attorneys or legal aid organizations that are available to help them navigate troubled waters in immigration court. For more info: lataco.com/immigration-...

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

DAILY MEMO: ICE recaps for June 24th. video is too long for BSK - ICE raids - LAPD protecting ICE - What happened at UCLA - Babies and old men unalived in ICE custody - Natl Guard is doing what? - New largest ICE prison - Cudahy Vice Mayor called out gangs? - Final thoughts youtu.be/rIw8LM1XIpM?...

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

L.A. TACO has confirmed through its sources that ICE is currently at UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital. UCPD is not cooperating and prevented ICE from entering. ICE is standing by in the lobby. 🧵

submitted 4 days ago • 92 comments

Do police horses belong at protests? After dozens of videos were shared from recent protests showing LAPD officers on horseback trampling people and riding horses in dangerous conditions, Angelenos have raised serious safety concerns. @marinamasako.bsky.social shares more the about recent incidents.

submitted 4 days ago • 12 comments

Jerry Hernandez doesn’t think he’s doing anything heroic. If anything, he’s overwhelmed. Depressed. Angry. But he’s showing up. Not with speeches or a platform. With a wallet, a conscience, and a broken heart. Full story: lataco.com/la-comedian-... By @erickgalindo.bsky.social

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

ICE is currently detaining people in DTLA as LAPD protects them from a local crowd.

submitted 4 days ago • 35 comments

“Risks right now are high. Intervening in the arrest or detention of a loved one—however tragic or emotional the moment—carries serious legal consequences. In these tense encounters with federal agents, your options are limited, and one wrong move can escalate quickly.” lataco.com/legal-protes...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

DAILY MEMO: June 23rd ICE recap of L.A. - ICE raids the westside - Photojournalist released - ICE statistics - Supreme Court Ruling - L.A. TACO’s articles - Statements, the new prayers @eltragon.bsky.social

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

The letter explains that, due to a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Departments of HUD and Homeland Security (DHS), “there may be an increase in data sharing between the agencies. Full report by @shoton35mm.bsky.social & @theglutster.bsky.social lataco.com/maravilla-dh...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

The tone-deaf statements and relatively modest donation, for a team whose controlling owner is reportedly spending $10 billion to buy the Lakers, sent a message to some fans that the Dodgers don't care . . . Full report: lataco.com/fans-protest... By @shoton35mm.bsky.social

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

This morning, @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social broke the news that the City Attorney has rejected filing charges on journalist Anthony Orendorff, who is expected to be released today. Full story: lataco.com/free-anthony...

submitted 5 days ago • 13 comments

“They’re not going to call the police to defend them, they’re going to call us.” The incredible story of community members organizing effectively against ICE. lataco.com/union-del-ba... By @theglutster.bsky.social cc: @uniondelbarrio.bsky.social

submitted 5 days ago • 10 comments

The lawyer and family of Anthony, the photographer who was arrested by LAPD while covering an ICE operation where a tamal vendor was being detained held a press conference this morning in his support. 🎥 Noe Adame

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

Daily Memo: June 20th ICE recap. 1) raids 2) Bell / Maywood. 3) Cudahy Mayor dodges ICE car 4) US Citizen, Job Garcia, released tris morning and posts video of his arrest 5) agent who arrested 2 US Citizens 6) Viral photographer was arrested by LAPD while covering ICE 7) Dodgers Dr. Evil donation

submitted 7 days ago • 32 comments

The controller’s analysis does not include costs associated with agencies outside of the city of Los Angeles or potential lawsuits By @shoton35mm.bsky.social lataco.com/cost-ice-pro...

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments

It was tense in Maywood and Bell as ICE/CBP and multiple local police agencies confronted protesters and local residents vocalizing their anger at ICE/CBP violently arresting individuals and a protester.

submitted 8 days ago • 54 comments

Baba Akili sees no end to the anti-ICE protests that started two weeks ago. By @shoton35mm.bsky.social lataco.com/baba-akili-a...

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Dodgers pledge $1 million to families of immigrants after hearing backlash from the community.

submitted 8 days ago • 16 comments

Artist El Keamo and L.A. Taco present the “Summer of 2025 Mixtape”—a sun-drenched, genre-blurring journey through cumbias, quebraditas, guaracha, and more. lataco.com/l-a-taco-mix...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Despite the dangers to both animals and humans, LAPD’s Mounted Platoon officers are required to receive only four weeks of equestrian training, as well as an additional week out in the field. By @marinamasako.bsky.social lataco.com/lapd-horses-...

submitted 8 days ago • 76 comments

It’s dark times out there, but here is how restaurants are stepping up to help. Plus, a couple of new spots worth trying. lataco.com/what-to-eat-...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Cops at protests: protection or suppression? We looked into and it and there is plenty of data to show the latter. What are your experiences at protests in and around Los Angeles? ~ @theglutster.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments

This past Saturday June 14th 2025 was the No Kings Protest here in LA and Angelenos made their voices heard. Protestors gathered at the Placita Olvera and peacefully marched and danced alongside the legendary LA Latin Rock band Ozomatli. 🎥 ~ @dlovisuals

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

BREAKING: L.A. TACO has confirmed that Job Garcia, the US citizen violently detained by ICE / CBP at the Home Depot raid in Hollywood and then transferred at Dodger Stadium was released this morning. ~ @eltragon.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 11 comments

Morello brought out all the artists at the end to sing along together to “This Land is Your Land,” encouraging everyone to continue to defend L.A. and not back down in the face of state repression. By @abemarquez.bsky.social lataco.com/tom-morello-...

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

Are the Dodgers being honest? 🤔 ~ @eltragon.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 33 comments

ICE agents point what looks like a firearm at civilians who are recording their attempt to detain someone from inside of their car. The video which was posted to a Facebook group at around 11 A.M. showed the agents on Bristol and McFadden outside of Maria Market. ~ @janettev.bsky.social

submitted 9 days ago • 70 comments

Homeland Security was spotted at a parking lot in Pasadena that’s used for shuttle services to the Rose Bowl for the Brazil game today. People were alarmed this was ICE, so @eltragon.bsky.social went to go speak with them.

submitted 9 days ago • 19 comments