ICEout.org
There have been a string of tools to track ICE activity, but this is by far the best developed we’ve seen. It just needs more participation. Spend a little time getting familiar with it, review what’s been happening in your area, and when you see ICE, report it. Crowd-sourcing helps validate information.
Why we do it:
There are several reasons to track ICE activity. Among them are:
- to target resistance/support/surveillance to areas that are being hit
- to identify areas where activity is ramping up and warn residents
- to document events, which can help families and lawyers locate and recover seized people
- to get a sense of how widespread ICE’s behavior is
- to confirm your own sightings, when you aren’t sure, so you learn to recognize ICE
- to help raise an alarm among rapid response networks when activity is reported
- to help counter fake alarms designed to increase the sense of ICE as omnipresent
To report ICE you just need a quick tour around ICEout — it’s pretty simple. To take action in response to sightings, join a local rapid response network and find an area that suits you. You might build and distribute whistle kits, or stand with day workers at Home Depot, or lobby Congress not to approve funding for ICE. Right now, at your desk, you can visit ICEOut.org and familiarize yourself. It’s a good way to dip your toes in, or if you’re already involved, an important tool for organizing.
