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New York community organizes anti-ICE training sessions

France 24 · Recent
France 24
France 24
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New Yorkers are organizing anti-ICE training sessions, looking to disrupt the actions of the immigration enforcement agency amid growing anxiety over raids in the city. The grassroots "Hands Off" coalition says it intends to keep empowering New Yorkers to block ICE operations.

Breakdown
  • Hundreds gathered in Brooklyn for anti-ICE training sessions
  • ICE enforcement has intensified with increased federal funding 34s
  • Participants were urged to film ICE encounters for accountability 1m 1s
  • Community groups formed to monitor ICE and distribute alert whistles 1m 17s
  • Over 1,000 attended, with plans to continue training sessions citywide 1m 37s