Replicas of Abolition Era posters have been going up in New Bedford after ICE agents have appeared in the city.

Proud of this City's history of welcoming and protecting refugees!

Family member condemns use of #ArmoredVehicle, #StunGrenades in #PhoenixArizona #ICEArrest

Daniel Gonzalez, February 3, 2025

"A family member is speaking out against an #ICE operation in northwest Phoenix on Sunday, calling it an unnecessary use of force that involved an armored vehicle, flash bang grenades and several dozen ICE agents and police dressed in military-style gear to arrest a single person, a 61-year-old man in poor health.

"Sunday's arrest in Phoenix took place amid President Donald Trump's nationwide immigration crackdown launched just over two weeks ago on Trump's first day in office.

"Videos of the ICE operation show an armored vehicle equipped with a long #BatteringRam rolling through a residential neighborhood in daylight and then pulling up in front of a home as unmarked vehicles with sirens sounding and lights flashing zoom in and block off streets.

"As the battering ram lowers there is a sudden flash and explosion in front of the home followed by the voice of an officer over a police loudspeaker who says, 'This is the police with a warrant. Exit the residence immediately with your hands empty and above your head.' A second flash and explosion can be heard as the officer speaks.

"The videos were shared by #Marco =Garcia, the son of the man arrested; immigrant activist #NatallyCruz, director of #PuenteArizona; and others on social media."

Read more:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2025/02/03/phoenix-ice-arrest-61-year-old-man-involves-armored-vehicle-stun-grenades/78189148007/
#USPol #ICERaids #ICEAgents #ImmigrantRights #Fascism #ExcessiveForce #NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand

Strategizing to Stop #MassDeportations
Preparing To Confront Donald Trump’s Second Term

#CrimethInc, 2024

Mass deportations will require massive logistics and infrastructure, providing a host of opportunities for intervention.

“In 2017, a single mass occupation at JFK Airport in New York sparked occupations involving tens of thousands of people around the country. Tactics spread rapidly when they are inspiring. What can you and your community do, right now, to prepare to inspire nationwide resistance to the #deportation machine?”

https://crimethinc.com/zines/strategizing-to-stop-mass-deportations

I went to two Hilal shops in #PortlandMaine with some #KnowYourRights flyers. Both shops were very appreciative of the flyers (in both Somali and Spanish languages), and the second shop asked if I had any in Swahili and Portuguese. I replied, "Not at the moment, but I'll be back with those soon." If you want to print out flyers to distribute in your community, the links below are great -- and have a variety of languages.

https://waisn.org/public-resources/

https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/

#Maine - What we can VERIFY about the rights of business owner

#ICE agents need one of two things in order to enter private areas of a business: Permission from an employee, or a warrant from a court.

By Emery Winter
Published: 3:21 PM EST January 28, 2025
Updated: 5:13 PM EST January 29, 2025

"In the first days of his second term, President Donald Trump has issued a number of executive orders designed to ramp up immigration arrests. During his campaign, Trump promised to launch a mass deportation effort. Recent #ICERaids have led some people to wonder whether agents can freely enter backrooms, kitchens, offices or other areas of a business not generally open to the public.

"A business has the right to prohibit ICE agents from entering private areas of the business. The exception is if the agents have a judicial warrant signed by a judge, but even those don’t give ICE agents blanket permission to search wherever, whenever and whomever they like.

"Anyone, ICE agents included, can enter public areas of a business without permission, according to the National Immigration Law Center (#NILC). Public areas include anywhere customers are allowed to be, such as the business’s parking lot, lobby or waiting area, or the dining area if the business is a restaurant. That does not include offices, kitchens or other areas usually off limits to customers.

"Being in a business’s public area does not give ICE the authority to stop, question or arrest just anyone, the NILC says. That still requires a warrant or cause.

"There are two types of warrants ICE agents may use when conducting enforcement actions at a business: #AdministrativeWarrants or #JudicialWarrants.

"Oftentimes, ICE agents will have an ICE administrative warrant. Administrative warrants are issued by a federal agency such as the Department of Homeland Security (#DHS) or ICE itself, and will be signed by an immigration officer such as an ICE agent or immigration judge, according to the Project South Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide."

Read more:
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/verify/immigration/employers-workplace-ice-raid-rights-fact-check/536-b0f053fb-ac49-4680-b414-61c375bdc852
#NewMainers #Immigrants #ImmigrantRights #KnowYourRights #ICEAgents #USPol #MainePol #MaineImmigrantAndRefugeeServices