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A question as a non-American that I hope will be taken in the spirit of enquiry. I am hearing a lot more about ICE raids, particularly on reddit. Is this an ar

by anitil 1y ago

A question as a non-American that I hope will be taken in the spirit of enquiry. I am hearing a lot more about ICE raids, particularly on reddit. Is this an artefact of more attention to raids that have been going on for years, or is there an increase in the number or impact of the raids? I find it hard to tell as I'm in somewhat of a bubble in terms of the US news I come across.

bix6 1y ago
70% of farm workers are not showing up to work in California. This is unprecedented.
mixmastamyk 1y ago
They have been some in the past but big increase in frequency and scope with the new administration.
unethical_ban 1y ago
These raids are objectively more frequent and more brazen than they have ever been. The volume of going after people peacefully about their business and picking up people at courthouses is unprecedented.
- anitil 1y ago
  Ah ok as an outsider it's hard for me to recognise that
  - alwillis 1y ago
    Prior to this administration, ICE wouldn't go into schools, churches and courthouses. This no longer the case.
ncr100 1y ago
More raids because being in USA illegally is being INCORRECTLY treated as a FELONY by ice when, for first occurrences, it's usually a MISDEMEANOR. So, ICE is incorrectly enforcing the law, under the Trump administration.
- jedimastert 1y ago
  Not even a misdemeanor, it's a civil offense.
jedimastert 1y ago
It has increased massively since the beginning of this administration, and more importantly for the news has become less about targeted raids and more about a show of force. For a bit of context, the administration decided to use undocumented people (read: Latin migrants) as (one of many) scapegoats and made a to promise to deport a certain number of millions. By most accounts the number of immigrants he promised to deport is well above the number of undocumented immigrants in the country, especially Latin migrant workers, which has been the target of, to put it frankly, persecution.
SpicyLemonZest 1y ago
They're being conducted by disguised goons with the explicit purpose of making it harder to identify that an ICE raid is happening. If you haven't seen the video of Rümeysa Öztürk's detention, I think you'll understand the concern fully when you do - they're just doing action movie kidnappings and calling them immigration enforcement.

by anitil 1y ago

bix6 1y ago

70% of farm workers are not showing up to work in California. This is unprecedented.

mixmastamyk 1y ago

They have been some in the past but big increase in frequency and scope with the new administration.

unethical_ban 1y ago

These raids are objectively more frequent and more brazen than they have ever been. The volume of going after people peacefully about their business and picking up people at courthouses is unprecedented.

anitil 1y ago
Ah ok as an outsider it's hard for me to recognise that
- alwillis 1y ago
  Prior to this administration, ICE wouldn't go into schools, churches and courthouses. This no longer the case.

ncr100 1y ago

More raids because being in USA illegally is being INCORRECTLY treated as a FELONY by ice when, for first occurrences, it's usually a MISDEMEANOR. So, ICE is incorrectly enforcing the law, under the Trump administration.

jedimastert 1y ago
Not even a misdemeanor, it's a civil offense.

jedimastert 1y ago

It has increased massively since the beginning of this administration, and more importantly for the news has become less about targeted raids and more about a show of force. For a bit of context, the administration decided to use undocumented people (read: Latin migrants) as (one of many) scapegoats and made a to promise to deport a certain number of millions. By most accounts the number of immigrants he promised to deport is well above the number of undocumented immigrants in the country, especially Latin migrant workers, which has been the target of, to put it frankly, persecution.

SpicyLemonZest 1y ago

They're being conducted by disguised goons with the explicit purpose of making it harder to identify that an ICE raid is happening. If you haven't seen the video of Rümeysa Öztürk's detention, I think you'll understand the concern fully when you do - they're just doing action movie kidnappings and calling them immigration enforcement.