United States: Organising to Resist Mass Immigrant Raids
Los Angeles County has declared a state of emergency in response to ongoing immigration raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Grassroots activists and communities are organizing to resist these raids, which have caused fear and desertion in many immigrant neighborhoods.
The raids, carried out by dozens of agents in unmarked cars with rifles and bulletproof vests, have become increasingly common under the Donald Trump administration.
- Agents often wear ski masks and refuse to identify themselves, adding to the fear and intimidation.
- Undocumented workers are being handcuffed, thrown into rented vans, and taken away.
The streets, usually bustling with taco trucks and flower vendors, now lay empty and deserted, a common scene in immigrant communities across the United States.
Author's summary: Mass immigrant raids spark resistance in the US.