"Earlier this year, the Trump administration reversed the convention that nobody would be snatched by immigration and customs enforcement, or ICE, by a school, church or hospital. Since then, teachers have reported classrooms a third empty, as parents are too scared to send their kids in volunteers walk them there and back. In the Rogers Park area of Chicago, a group of citizens are organising to resist such immigration raids. Sometimes, it's simple non-violent tactics, such as slowing officers down."
"Last month, 50 people rushed to a church, where the congregation was trapped, having got word that there were ICE agents waiting outside. Maybe their most evocative tactic is whistles coded blasts for when a convoy is suspected to be ICE agents, a different code when it's confirmed. They have numerous accounts of undocumented migrants warned off driving right into a raid, which is galvanising,"
Earlier this year the Trump administration reversed the convention that ICE would not apprehend people at schools, churches or hospitals. Teachers have reported classrooms a third empty as parents fear sending children and volunteers escort students to school. In Rogers Park, Chicago, citizens organize non-violent resistance to immigration raids, using tactics such as blocking officers, rushing to protect congregations, and coded whistle alerts to warn of suspected or confirmed ICE convoys. Organizers report undocumented migrants being warned away from raids, but also document empty vehicles, drivers taken, and workers arrested. Protect Rogers Park received 1,500 calls in one day.
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