Social media is now a DIY warning system for ice attacks

Warnings of operations are spread through direct messages, WhatsApp or contributions to the feeds of each page. It is again possible to report anonymously via private text messages or calls to certain telephone numbers.

In general, users are asked about basic data such as time, date, city, state and precise location of the company as well as photos or videos if possible to document them. In addition to the output of real-time warnings, many of these pages offer free of charge Legal guidanceNot only on migration issues, but also to labor rights, access to health, education and other important services.

Some of the networks active in this work include:

California union union

This organization for basic immigrants maintains an active person Presence on Facebook. It carries out community patrols to recognize the ice movement, urgent warnings and organizes workshops on legal rights.

Chirla

With constant activities on Facebook and other platforms, Chirla Publications Notifications about raids, legal advice and demands for mobilizations by citizens in the face of new raids.

Stop Ice Raids Alert Network

This network is distributed Notal arm And offers support for people affected by ice attacks. In addition to the accounts for social networks, it has a website on which people receive geolocalized notifications in real time.

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This organization is mainly active in North Carolina. Through being Facebook pageIt promotes a whistleblower hotline (336-543-0353). Although the focus is on Alamance, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Wake, Randolph and Rockingham Counties, it has a nationwide presence throughout North Carolina.

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In this project, the Common Alarming Protocol (CAP) is used, a system for sending digital emergency camps in order to provide safe information on immigration stops and operations. It also publishes community subumentedes Report and checks information with the support of residents.

Immigration and Visa

This portal focuses on immigration issues and offers A WhatsApp channel Where users report raids, exchange experiences and receive advice. It also shares informative content about its Facebook page And website.

Signal

Signalsafe is added to this auxiliary network, an application created by a team of anonymous developers that offers real-time warnings about ice activity. The app maps through collaborative reporting Sights of federal agents and non -identified vehicles that enable migrants to avoid potential control points.

Since Trump’s return to the presidency, signals have gained widespread popularity. The tool enables the integration of various filters based on the location of the user, the type of activity by immigration authorities and time.

This platform is fed by citizen reports that are checked by a group of specialized moderators. The system is bilingual, with the support of Spanish and English and has advanced security protocols to protect the privacy of users.

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In view of the growing number of raids in the United States and the lack of certainty about the security of the examples recorded in these operations, such as the above, some sectors of the citizens show an active role in digital spaces against the implementation of immigration policy.

In this context, the widespread use of social networks in the migrant community has made these platforms in important tools within the resistance movement. According to the International Organization for Migration, 64 percent of transit migrants from Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic – mostly after the United States – had access to a smartphone and an internet connection during their trip. Of these, 47 percent of men and 35 percent of women used these devices to access social networks.

This story was originally published WIRED in Spanish and was translated from Spanish.