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Soboroff: How a community organization is fighting back as L.A. ICE raids ramp up
MSNBCยท 2025-07-01 00:56
Immigration Enforcement Actions - Immigration enforcement conducts raids in Southern California, specifically at the Cypress Park Home Depot in Los Angeles [1] - Agents are heavily armed and in tactical gear, targeting day laborers [1] - Community self-defense coalitions monitor these activities by federal agents across Los Angeles County [2] - One group, Unon Delbario, is actively monitoring activities [2] - Tactics have shifted to targeting big box stores and parking lots [5] Community Impact and Concerns - People are scared and not working [2] - People are not going grocery shopping, and children are being sent to work [3] - There are concerns about identifying agents due to unmarked vehicles and lack of uniforms [6] - Community members express concerns about potential political violence and militarization [7] - The situation is described as an international human rights crisis [7] Surveillance and Vigilance - Volunteers are looking for undercover vehicles used by agents [3] - They refer to the agents as "mass kidnappers" due to uncertainty about their identity [4] - Volunteers use indicators to assess the likelihood of a vehicle belonging to an agent, with confidence levels around 75% to 80% [6] - The community is documenting and monitoring the situation [7]