"The six-car ICE convoy came to a stop and instantly dozens of people swarmed it, cellphones in hand, while others ran out of nearby houses-I saw a woman in gym shorts in the 20-degree weather-and began surrounding the masked and heavily armed agents who had spilled out of their black SUVs. The fury in the crowd felt almost like a physical force, as real as the cacophony of whistles and honking cars and angry chants: "ICE out! Fuck you! Go home!""
"The officers threw a protester to the slushy asphalt and piled on top of him, then cuffed him and dragged him away. The screaming only got louder. With their escape route blocked by protesters and their cars, the agents tossed out tear-gas canisters, the white clouds billowing up into the winter air. An injured man stumbled past me and vomited repeatedly into the snow."
Dozens surrounded a six-car ICE convoy as masked, heavily armed agents emerged from black SUVs. Officers threw a protester to the slushy asphalt, cuffed and dragged him away while the crowd screamed. Agents deployed tear-gas canisters, white clouds billowed into the winter air, and an injured man vomited into the snow. The confrontations reflect organized protest choreography: identical whistles, chants, and tactics that tail agents without blocking detentions. Thousands trained as legal observers have rehearsed role-playing exercises, patrol neighborhoods, and coordinate via encrypted apps like Signal in networks formed after the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Participants describe themselves as protectors of community, values, and the Constitution.
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