While Operation Metro Surge imposed serious casualties, it was a battle the White House lost. The lessons of this latest phase of mass organizing against ICE must be studied and learned by all.

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[–] miz@hexbear.net 27 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

defeated

let's not get carried away, this is a strong word to be using. I would not make a fuss over "sent packing" even, but let's get real here

[–] Parzivus@hexbear.net 10 points 2 hours ago

Yeah its been over three weeks since Pretti was executed on the street and they're only now reducing ICE to the level it was at in December, which wasn't exactly low to start with. I don't see any reason not to expect another surge on some arbitrarily chosen blue state in the next month or two

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Definitely. A retreat is followed by a regrouping. The reactionaries can't forgive 2020 and they won't forgive this either. But they are overextended in so many ways; pressing them into further retreat is possible in theory, if the mobilization and coordination was there.

But as for the people of the Twin Cities, they are getting worn down and broke. Out of state donations to the aid networks dropped off after the corpo media used the Bovino demotion to pivot away, just like with the Gaza "ceasefire".

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 4 points 2 hours ago

Homan is also a cooler head who seems to prefer working quietly to putting on a big show of force. Ice has largely gone back to their stealth-and-ambush tactics and away from staging daytime raids on popular restauraunts in the middle of lunch rush