ICE is the regime’s private army — at least that’s what they signaled in the “Big Beautiful Budget” when they funded it at levels equivalent to Italy or Israel’s military budget. Resisting ICE is a moral imperative on humanitarian grounds, but it is also a practical necessity: what they get away with against non-citizens today, Trump threatens citizens with tomorrow.
From Whistle-Resistance to subtler defiance, we collect resources here. Learn how to video-tape a detention, or get inspiration for spreading the word and documenting ICE’s bad behavior. ICE are cowards: where people organize and resist, they leave quickly. They were in Charlotte N.C. for less than a week, after 600 people showed up for trainings, 30,000 students walked out in protest, and someone slashed their tires in the middle of the night. (We do not, of course, encourage illegal actions. This site “keeps it green” with legal resistance.)
Today we build relationships and resources for targeted neighbors. Whether you have “a guy” who does the yard, or a roofing crew coming in, day-labor professions are being targeted and citizenship is ignored in ICE sweeps. Today we prepare: give some thought to your resources and connections and what you can do to be ready if and when a vulnerable neighbor needs refuge.
ICE is a disorganized agency that relies on local contractors. From detention facilities to lodging, it needs local alliances to function. If direct observation (and possible confrontation) isn’t in your comfort zone, move one step out: focus on the places profiting from ICE’s cruelty. Sludge has created a map to help you locate local businesses profiting from hate.
House Democrats launched an information-collection portal for ICE abuses. If you often say “they all need to be prosecuted” this is where the records are collected for that day. Make sure people know about it, and if you have first hand knowledge of immigration abuses, report them. It’s also worth a few minutes to skim through the database of existing reports. The Iran war may have shifted ICE out of the headlines, but they’re just as active.
Remember when CBS pulled a 60-minutes segment on CECOT, the foreign prison we “deported” immigrants to? A bootleg version from Canada circulated, and eventually a modified segment aired here. It’s important we witness what is being done in our names, so if you never saw the segment, take 14 minutes to watch it now. (Link to bootleg on site.)
Gestapo-like abductions are accelerating again, but quieter this time. Bring attention to them with visible markers where people have been snatched. Use chalk, stencils, yellow flowers, posters, or pop-up protests to let passers-by know an atrocity occurred right here, where they live.
Learn to use ICEout.org today. Check for local activity in your area. Learn how to filter by date to get a sense of changes over time. Find out what you’ll need to collect to submit a report, and how to do it. This is a quick, simple step you can take right now from wherever you are.
