Social Media Is Now a DIY Alert System for ICE Raids

Operations alerts are disseminated via direct messages, WhatsApp or publications on the flow of each page. In turn, it is possible to anonymously report the presence of immigration agents via text messages or private calls to specific telephone numbers.

In general, users are invited to basic data such as time, date, city, state and exact location of the operation, as well as photographs or videos when it is possible to document them. In addition to issuing alerts in real time, many of these pages offer free legal orientationNot only on migration issues, but also on labor rights, access to health, education and other key services.

Some of the active networks in this work include:

Union of the California district

This basic pro-immigrant organization maintains a Presence on Facebook. He leads community patrols to detect the ice movement, sharing urgent alerts and organizing workshops on legal rights.

Chirla

With a constant activity on Facebook and other platforms, Chirla publication The notifications on raids provide legal advice and call for mobilizations of citizens in the face of new raids.

Stop Ice Raids Alert Network

This network distributes Emergency alerts And offer assistance to people affected by ice raids. In addition to his social media accounts, he has a web page that allows people to receive geolocalized notifications in real time.

Sow

This organization operates mainly in North Carolina. Through his Facebook pageIt promotes a hotline of denunciation (336-543-0353). Although he focuses on the counties of Alamance, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Wake, Wake, Randolph and Rockingham, he has a presence on the scale of the State through North Carolina.

Radarsafe

This project uses the common alert protocol (CAP), a system to send digital emergency alerts, to provide secure information on immigration stops and operations. He also publishes the submissive community reports And checks information with the support of local residents.

Immigration and visas

Focused on immigration problems, this portal offers a WhatsApp Canal Where users can report raids, exchange experiences and receive advice. He also shares informative content on his Facebook page And website.

Signalsafe

Add to this assistance network is signalsafe, an application created by a team of anonymous developers who provide real -time alerts on ICE activity. Thanks to collaborative reports, the application is observations Federal agents and unidentified vehicles, allowing migrants to avoid potential control points.

Since Trump’s return to the presidency, Signalsafe has gained popularity. The tool allows the integration of various filters according to the user’s location, the type of activity by the immigration authorities and the time beach.

This platform is fed by Citizen Reports, which are verified by a group of specialized moderators. The system is bilingual, with the support for Spanish and English, and has advanced safety protocols to help protect the confidentiality of users.

Key access

Given the growing number of raids in the United States and the lack of certainty on the security of persons owned in these operations, examples such as the above show that certain sectors of citizens seem to have played an active role in digital spaces against the implementation of immigration policies.

In this context, the general use of social networks among the migrant community has transformed these platforms into key tools within the resistance movement. According to data from the International Organization for Migration, by 2023, 64% of transit migrants across Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic – mainly linked to the United States – access to a smartphone and an Internet connection during their trip. Among these, 47% of men and 35% of women used these devices to access social networks.

This story was initially published on Cable in Spanish and was translated from Spanish.