Immigrant Groups in California Threaten to Disrupt ICE Raids: 'We Will Call People to Surround the Place and Stop Them'
Story by Pedro Camacho • 19h
Community and immigrant advocacy groups in Southern California have pledged to disrupt federal immigration enforcement operations, vowing to mobilize in defense of those targeted for deportation.
The coalition, comprised of more than 60 organizations, calls itself the "Community Self-Defense Coalition." It announced plans to counter enforcement efforts and organize training sessions to teach its members community tactics to defend their neighbors.
"If it's an apartment, a church, or a building—whatever it may be—we will call people to surround the place and stop them," said Ron Gochez, a spokesperson for Union del Barrio, a key member of the coalition to the LA Times. "We are putting them on alert. They are not the only ones working right now. We are working our community for self-defense."
"Community Self-Defense Coalition", which includes organizations like the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, Centro CSO and the Association of La Raza Educators, has begun patrolling immigrant neighborhoods, tracking federal agents, and using bullhorns to alert communities about potential enforcement activities.
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