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politics22h ago
Hundreds around the country look for training in how to respond to immigration enforcement
- Communities in multiple cities joined a nationwide ICE Watch training session with hundreds attending from across the country.
- Activists formed rapid response groups to monitor immigration enforcement operations safely in their communities.
- Trainings emphasize documenting details like the number of agents and uniforms to understand enforcement tactics.
- Officials caution that protest monitoring can carry legal risk and may be interpreted as obstruction.
- Participants were advised not to touch or interfere with agents and to maintain a safe distance.
- The trainings occurred amid heightened operations, including a three-month push in Los Angeles and Chicago.
- Border Patrol officials defended their actions but acknowledged risks to officers and bystanders.
- Trainers urged groups to document but not obstruct, framing the effort as a nonviolent civic activity.
- The program builds on prior activations seen during operations labeled Midway Blitz and related enforcement efforts.
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