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ICE is starting to conduct raids in my town, does anyone have ideas or resources about community defense? (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 week ago by ratboy@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I want to try to compile resources about different community mobilization tactics for when ICE is conducting raids, specifically for all of the tenants/neighbors in the vicinity. I have heard of the whistle thing which I think is a smart piece of a puzzle but I want to try to help people build more cohesive acute support networks

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[โ€“] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

An organization I would recommend for solid education and inspiration is Union del Barrio, just look for their instagram page. They are a M-L org with roots in the Chicano movement that is currently mostly focused on resisting ICE centered in southern California.

I don't know what its going to be like in your area, because it depends on if police are cooperating or not, but what I have noticed is:

  1. Tell people that ICE is near and to not say anything! "La Migra! No diga nada!"
  2. Film! Always film, you are always legally allowed to film.
  3. If you are in a car, honk and/or cause a traffic disturbance if you are comfortable. They can not ticket you for traffic violations. You may still be detained for "obstructing investigation" and whatnot, so only go to these sort of lengths if you are OK spending a horrible night in ICE detention. Obviously don't do this if you aren't a US citizen and I would be very cautious if local police are openly collaborating with ICE.
  4. If you are pulled over by CBP or ICE, you can drive away. They have no right to perform random traffic stops and again, they can't give you tickets for traffic violations.
[โ€“] ratboy@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Dope I will check that group out that's perfect. Thanks for that advice. I guess the biggest thing with lowest risk is just to make as much noise as possible. Obviously not always the case but it seems like with even just a large group observing they are less likely to be as violent as they would otherwise