"The sound is constant and blunt. It could easily be mistaken for an expression of anger, but watching how others in the area-pedestrians, other drivers-react, it's a signal: a warning to anyone within earshot that ICE is moving through the neighborhood. It turns what ICE hoped would be a discreet operation into a public event. One pedestrian we pass hears the horn, turns, and gives the ICE vehicles the finger."
"We're driving in loose loops when a volunteer who is patrolling the streets as a pedestrian observer on the Signal call we're listening to-a broad network of thousands of locals relaying up-to-the-moment intel on ICE activity-reports two vehicles near Karmel Mall, known locally as "Somali Mall." Another volunteer fulfilling the role of dispatcher, also on the call, identifies them by make and model."
Volunteers patrol Minneapolis neighborhoods, monitoring a Signal network that relays real-time ICE movements and identifies unmarked vehicles by make, model, and license plates. Observers cross-reference plates against running databases to confirm ICE presence. Drivers follow suspected ICE SUVs while continuously honking to warn residents, turning discreet enforcement efforts into visible public events. Pedestrians and other community members respond to the warnings, sometimes with gestures of defiance. The tactic aims to undermine clandestine immigration-enforcement operations and mobilize local awareness to protect residents from targeted stops or raids.
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