"Fernanda froze upon seeing a TikTok video showing the arrest of migrants in Alabama by agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE). One of the detainees appeared to be her father."
"With no news, and without knowing where to look for information or who to turn to, the days that followed were harrowing. As a last resort, Fernanda asked the TikTok search engine how to locate a person detained by ICE."
"Devyn Brown and Kathryn Coiner-Collier are behind Las Gueras Aliadas, a project to locate migrants detained by federal agents and to put them in contact with their families."
"Brown, a teacher, and Coiner-Collier, a social worker, took to the streets to protest against the presence of the agents and distribute whistles and pamphlets with information on migrant rights."
Fernanda discovered her father's detention by ICE through a TikTok video on Christmas Eve. After unsuccessful attempts to contact him, she sought help online. The search led her to Las Gueras Aliadas, a project founded by Devyn Brown and Kathryn Coiner-Collier to assist families in locating detained migrants. The initiative began in response to a crackdown on immigration in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the founders actively protested and provided resources to support migrant rights and connect families with detained individuals.
Read at english.elpais.com
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