Though she speaks little English, Yoana was calm when two officers from the US federal agency tasked with deporting undocumented people such as herself appeared outside her apartment. Reading from a card that said, "This is to advise any law enforcement officer that I cannot answer any questions
1 / 5US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations officers execute search warrants on August 7, 2019, as part of a mass roundup of undocumented immigrants in the southeastern US state of MississippiUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations officers execute search warrants on August 7, 2019, as part of a mass roundup of undocumented immigrants in the southeastern US state of Mississippi Langley Park - Though she speaks little...
That she knew what to do when approached by ICE was due to the efforts of activists across the United States, who are finding novel ways to thwart President Donald Trump's crackdown on migrants -- ranging from educating undocumented people like Yoana about their rights under US law to filming immigration agents in public.
"The immediate and extreme impact an immigration enforcement action has on an individual and their family is not lost on our officers," ICE wrote in an open letter released in September. "In case we encounter any ICE official doing an arrest, we want to document and observe the proper usage of the civil rights," the group's executive director Adelina Nicholls said in an interview.
"There's just constant fear and anxiety when there's knocks on the door," said the 32-year-old Nicaraguan, who is in the US legally.Elsewhere, advocacy groups have disseminated on social media photos of suspected ICE agents staking out neighborhoods or courthouses, while setting up hotlines for people to call for help if federal agents come to their door.
After several hours, ICE, lacking a warrant to force them out of the car, withdrew, and the family fled to safety.
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