Democratic Socialists of America in NYC training thousands of activists to counter ICE: report

[mystery-ak]

Democratic Socialists of America in NYC training thousands of activists to counter ICE: report
DSA leaders point to Minnesota protests as model for tactics they hope to bring to New York
By Ashley Carnahan Fox News
Published January 18, 2026 1:14pm EST

New York City’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is organizing a large-scale effort to mobilize thousands of activists to respond to anticipated federal immigration enforcement actions, The New York Post reported.

The Post said DSA leaders outlined plans at a recent meeting to train roughly 4,000 volunteers, both members and non-members, to participate in what they describe as "rapid response" actions aimed at monitoring and, in some cases, disrupting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations across the city.

"This has been in the past in New York specifically enough to deter ICE detentions," said a DSA leader who only went by the name Marina, according to the outlet.

Organizers also pointed to protests and confrontations involving ICE agents in Minnesota as a model for the tactics they hope to bring to New York.

Those tactics include using whistles and other noise-making tools to alert neighborhoods to ICE activity and quickly draw activists to the scene.

"The whistles carry far and wide," said Marina, according to the Post.

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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[ScottinVA]

ICE needs to employ some tactic deception… infiltrate the leftists’ networks and mislead them into reacting to nonexistent ICE operations miles away.

[mountaineer]

Hard at "work" in Pittsburgh, too:

Marty Griffin
@MartyGriffinKD
Could Pgh soon have “Minnesota-like problems?”
This happening Tuesday:

Do you know on Tuesday Southside will become a training ground for anti ice protests

Participants will gather near the intersection of E. Carson St and 12th St to hold a
protest against ICE
• The participants will then march to 160 S. 15th St to conduct “Rapid Response
Training When ICE Appears.”
• The training is scheduled to start at 1830hrs
12:12 PM · Jan 18, 2026

[Kamaji]

Follow the money.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Follow the "other people's money" that is funding this nonsense.  What are the chances some of those other people are the taxpayers, courtesy of the Dems' largesse with other people's money?

[Hoodat]

Follow the money.

Here ya go.  Amazing what $2 trillion in deficit spending will get ya.

[Kamaji]

Here ya go.  Amazing what $2 trillion in deficit spending will get ya.

Don’t be stupid.