Neighbors like Eboni Watson say they ducked for cover as they heard several flash bangs.There need to be repercussions.
"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"
Jones, who lives on the fourth floor, said most of his neighbors were Venezuelan and often took turns cleaning the hallway because the property owners did little to maintain it.I always think of translator apps as being used by privileged tourists somewhere. In the midst of this horror, it was a glint of encouragement to me to read about someone doing his best to connect and communicate with his neighbors.
¡°They were cool people,¡± Jones said as he looked into his next door neighbor¡¯s unit. ¡°They didn¡¯t speak a lick of English, but we used translator apps to talk to each other.¡±
The Liberty Vans aren't expected to stop the raids, but the goal is to make sure federal agents comply with the law. The vehicles will be staffed with three people to assist immigrants.posted by rambling wanderlust at 10:15 AM on October 2 [15 favorites]
"The faith leader is going to, obviously, provide spiritual support. The lawyer will provide on-site legal assistance, and the videographer is going to document what happens," Gutierrez said.
"We know right now it is a very difficult time to ask for help. Sometimes people feel that because the federal government has been targeting them, that going anywhere near government assistance is going to put them at risk," said L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath. "Let people know they're not alone. There are organizations here to support you."
In the city of San Fernando on Friday, Horvath and the city announced a $95,000 grant to support immigrant families. This will expand food distributions, emergency cash and case management to those impacted by ICE raids.
Editors¡¯ note: A few minutes before this interview, Sun-Times photographer Ashlee Rezin witnessed Bovino¡¯s team pursue a passerby. The man was shorter than the agents, barely reaching their shoulders, and had black hair, a pencil mustache, a goatee and brown skin. ¡°We got a runner,¡± Bovino yelled. The commander joined the agents in a sprint down the street. The chase ended with the man¡¯s detention.more local coverage...
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Mitchell: How can you tell by appearance?
Bovino: You know, there¡¯s many different factors that go into something like that. It would be agent experience, intelligence that indicates there¡¯s illegal alienage in a particular place or location. Then obviously the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you? What¡¯s your name again?
Mitchell: Chip.
Bovino: Chip? Hey, Chip, you or other folks. How do they appear in relation to what you or other people look like? So, a lot of different things that go into that, and then you¡¯ve also got that agent experience and knowledge.
Mitchell: This particular guy.
Bovino: What¡¯s that?
Mitchell: This particular guy, what were the factors?
Bovino: You know, I¡¯ll get into that. That¡¯s still an ongoing federal investigation, so I¡¯ll get back with you on exactly what that is once we determine all those facts.
ICE goes masked for a single reason¡ªto terrorize Americans into quiescence. Small wonder ICE often seems to need our respected military to guard them as they go about implementing our immigration laws. It should be noted that our troops do not ordinarily wear masks. Can you imagine a masked marine? It is a matter of honor¡ªand honor still matters. To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police. Carrying on in this fashion, ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it.(The fine folks at Electoral-Vote.com have summarized and excerpted the ruling, but the whole thing is worth reading.)
Oregon officials have pushed back forcefully, flooding their own social media with images of colorful cafe tables, sun-drenched farmers markets, rose gardens in full bloom and parks bursting with children, families and frolicking dogs. Officials would prefer the city be known for its Portlandia vibe, and are begging residents to stay peaceful and not give the Trump administration a protest spectacle.¡®Emergency¡¯ World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland (Oregon Live)
¡°There is no need or legal justification for military troops,¡± Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has said, over and over again, on her Instagram and in texts to President Trump that have been released publicly. Officials have gone to court seeking an order to stop the deployment, with a hearing set for Friday.
The world has seen a lot from Portland lately. It may be about to see a lot more.posted by rambling wanderlust at 11:59 AM on October 2 [7 favorites]
Organizers of the World Naked Bike Ride said on Instagram Wednesday that they¡¯re planning to protest the Trump administration¡¯s decision to send 200 federalized National Guard troops to Portland.
¡°Emergency World Naked Bike Ride coming up in response to the militarization of our city,¡± reads the caption of an Instagram reel posted by the event¡¯s organizers. ¡°Plans are being worked on.¡±
So, when France was occupied by the Germans in 1940, major French factories like Citro?n were forced to produce equipment for the Nazis. Citro?n president Pierre-Jules Boulanger knew he couldn't just refuse to produce anything, but he also knew there's no way in hell he's going to just roll over and build trucks for a bunch of filthy Nazis. Pierre had a plan.posted by rambling wanderlust at 12:35 PM on October 2 [20 favorites]
John Reynold's book Citro?n 2CV describes Boulanger's sabotage efforts. Of course, he instructed workers to set a nice, leisurely pace when building trucks (likely Citro?n T45 trucks) for the Wermacht, but that's fairly obvious. What was brilliant was Boulanger's idea to move the little notch on the trucks' oil dipsticks that indicated the proper level of oil down just a bit lower.
By moving the notch down, the trucks would not have enough oil, but German mechanics would have no idea, because, hey, the little notch on the dipstick says its just fine. Then, after the truck has been used for a while and is out deployed somewhere crucial, whammo, the engine seizes up, and you've got a lot of angry, stranded, vulnerable Nazis, balling up their little fists and redly barking curses in German.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS officers will work through the "Democrats' shutdown" and that more than 200,000 of these officers will go without pay.AZ Central:
The Democrats will be forcing over 150,000 officers and nearly 50,000 members of the military¡ªour frontline of defense¡ªto continue protecting our nation without pay," Noem said.
While the officers will go without pay now, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 requires all essential or furloughed employees under the shutdown to be paid retroactively once it ends.
The funding ICE and CBP receive from the One Big Beautiful Bill is separate from the annual appropriations the immigration agencies already receive, Reichlin-Melnick said in his analysis.So ... sounds like probably they won't be paid, although there's still money to hire and train, shutdown or no?
Because of that funding, there may be key differences this year on how the government shutdown affects immigration agencies...
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