The Trump Administration Planned More ICE Raids: What You Need To Know

The Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning a series of raids in key cities, all in a task to target at least 2,000 undocumented migrants, per a New York Times report from July 11. Nevertheless the scope of the opening raid may spread far wider, as officials told the Times the raids may also result in "collateral" deportations of other migrants in the targeted locations. And, certainly, there's the secondhand fear that these raids create for other migrants, along with because the American citizens who love them, which pervades every aspect of their day-to-day lives.


The raids are reportedly set to start on Sunday, July 14, in at least ten cities; they are seen because the resumption of a suggested raid that was seemingly postponed at the last minute by President Donald Trump in June. Per Vox, the raids were set to take place in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco, which are all cities with significant minority and immigrant communities; of these, only Denver is situated more than 100 miles from a border, making it outdoor of the jurisdiction of Customs and Border Patrol. The Times report also quotes officials who mentioned that "agents have expressed apprehensions about arresting babies and young children," and says that if families are apprehended, @they could be contained in hotel rooms if there really isn't insufficient space in family member detention centers.


Once reached for comment by MTV News, ICE spokesman Matthew Bourke mentioned, "Due to law-enforcement sensitivities and the safety and security of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement staff, the corporation will not supply specific specifics related to enforcement operations."


The firm did not respond to specific questions connected with company protocol for child immigrants, or minors who were citizens and might be impacted if their parent or guardian was targeted in the raids, nor did it respond to request for comment about how the business plans to accomplish these raids given the substantial overcrowding and life-threatening conditions of several detention facilities.


Trump had initially tweeted that the government recommended to start mobilizing on what he called "millions" of undocumented immigrants; at the time CNN reported that ICE acting director Mark Morgan saw the raids and subsequent deportations as a means to deter would-be migrants from trying to enter the nation. (The Center for American Progress notes that other xenophobic tactics, like the inhumane detention centers and the practice of family member separation that has resulted from the administration's "Zero Endurance policy, have not deterred either families or individual migrants, from trying to cross the U.S./Mexico border.)


In a press conference on Thursday, Speaker of the Residence Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a press conference in which she addressed the announced raids, and commented on the necessary for immigrants to know the rights obtainable to them. Specifically, she discussed to the boundaries of ICE warrants, which never allow agents entry into a residence without prior permission. Other politicians, including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar tweeted about the recommended raids; the night before, Representative Ayanna Pressley tweeted about a detained woman in ICE custody who is reportedly not obtaining genuine medical care for a serious condition.


Advocacy groups stress that immigrants have the correct to not open the door, speak to anyone, or sign any documents; along with because the correct to ask for an attorney. As Zenén Jaimes Pérez, the advocacy director of the Texas Civil Rights Project, told MTV News June, “Even in case you don't fall into a directly affected category, if you’re able to speak about supply, in case you know a little more about what is happening, that accommodates in a broader objective of people understanding the opaqueness of the immigration system." It's likely that the people who need this intelligence most might not directly even on social media to be able to see it; to that end, allies can signal boost the intelligence by keeping an eye out in their community, and alerting people who may need the intelligence nevertheless may not have it.