23January25 - La Migra

Honestly, I’m still getting my sea legs under me with this project. It’s been a minute since I’ve been blogging, and I accidentally deleted this entire post twice in the process of putting it together. But it has helped me to feel calmer, and less frazzled to know I’m creating some kind of record, even if it’s just for myself and my family. I don’t have the power, platform, education, or opportunity to make big changes in the face of American Fascism, but I can stand as a witness.

In the spirit of Not Obeying in Advance: Some tips I’ve seen to help shield our neighbors during these ICE raids and mass deportations

  • Yell, “La Migra” if you see ICE in the area

  • If you work in a restaurant, put “La Migra 86” as an item to ring in at your POS, then make sure that prints at every printer in the building. Hit it if ICE comes knocking to give your colleagues a chance to get away.

  • If you are a teacher remember, ICE agents cannot access student or school records without a valid, judicially signed warrant.

  • Do not respond to anything other than A SIGNED JUDICIAL WARRENT (not an administrative ICE warrant)

  • Delay, act dumb, maliciously comply, but do not present an ICE agent with any false document, ever.

photo by miko guziuk
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