{"id":1409566,"date":"2026-01-16T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1409566"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:25:00","slug":"want-to-take-a-stand-against-ice-heres-how-to-minimise-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1409566","title":{"rendered":"Want to take a stand against ICE? Here\u2019s how to minimise risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Following the murder of Ren\u00e9e Nicole Good \u2013 a 37-year-old writer and mother of three who was fatally shot by an ICE agent last week \u2013 ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has only stepped up its activities in Minneapolis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cpv7knz8e8mo\">Thousands<\/a> more federal agents have been dispatched to the Midwestern city, clashing with protesters and creating a chilling atmosphere of military occupation, and an ICE agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c205677pxvxo\">shot<\/a> a man in the leg during an immigration arrest. President Trump has now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwy15596p98o\">threatened<\/a> to use the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to deploy military personnel to crush anti-ICE protests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is clear, as it has been for some time, that ICE is out of control, a lawless organisation which has been likened to a paramilitary force and even compared to the Gestapo (the secret police of Nazi Germany) by erstwhile Trump supporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/14\/ice-trump-joe-rogan-immigration-minneapolis-shooting\">Joe Rogan<\/a>. \u201cWhat happened to Renee Good is not an isolated incident,\u201d <\/span><span>Nanci Palacios Godinez, organising and membership director at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detentionwatchnetwork.org\">Detention Watch Network<\/a> (DWN), a non-profit which campaigns for migrant rights, tells Dazed. <\/span><span>In 2025, there were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ng-interactive\/2026\/jan\/04\/ice-2025-deaths-timeline\"><span>32 recorded deaths<\/span><\/a><span> in ICE detention facilities; just over a fortnight into the new year, there have already been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/immigration\/2026\/01\/15\/ice-detention-death-homicide\/\"><span>four<\/span><\/a><span>. Several people have been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/jul\/03\/photographer-arrested-home-depot-ice-raid\"><span>assaulted<\/span><\/a><span> or wrongly arrested by ICE agents while acting as legal observers, like Good was, and exercising their constitutional right to record detention raids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think more and more people are understanding that no one is safe,\u201d <\/span><span>Godinez continues<\/span><span>. \u201cRen\u00e9e Good was a citizen, and we have seen an increasing number of US citizens being detained or violently attacked across the country. The mass detention and deportation agenda that is currently happening isn\u2019t forgiving anyone, especially if you don\u2019t look white, and it\u2019s only a matter of time before it happens to someone close to you or you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Below you\u2019ll find a list of ways you can resist ICE and show solidarity with the US\u2019s migrant communities, which has never been more important.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><strong>RECORD&#8230;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong><span>I wouldn\u2019t say to anyone that there\u2019s necessarily a safe way to [stand up publicly against ICE],\u201d says <\/span><span>Godinez<\/span><span>. The example of Good makes this tragically clear: she didn\u2019t do anything \u201cwrong\u201d, and there are no handy tips that would have saved her. DWN has been training legal observers in the law and their rights, but ICE is a lawless organisation and violating people\u2019s rights is a core part of how it operates. You do have the legal right to record ICE officers, but showing even the mildest resistance carries an unavoidable risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHowever,\u201d continues <\/span><span>Godinez<\/span><span>, \u201cI think that we have a moral obligation to stand up, because they are taking our neighbours, our church members, our brothers and sisters in the community. I think that coming out publicly and standing alongside each other is one of the ways to keep each other safe.\u201d One of the most effective ways of doing this is by capturing video evidence. \u201cI think folks should automatically take out their phones and record and have that information to share in case it\u2019s needed,\u201d she adds. In the case of Good\u2019s murder, this wasn\u2019t enough to act as a deterrent, and in any case the Trump administration has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/15\/us\/politics\/trump-ice-immunity.html\"><span>promised<\/span><\/a><span> \u201cabsolute immunity\u201d to ICE officers (although this doesn\u2019t prevent them from facing charges and hopefully they will one day be brought to justice). But the existence of video evidence, captured by onlookers, has made the nature of what happened unambiguously clear, provoked a huge backlash and given the government a much harder job in lying about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>&#8230;BUT KEEP YOUR DISTANCE<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span>If you see someone being detained, <\/span><span>Godinez advises<\/span><span> that physically intervening is likely to be counterproductive. \u201cKeep a safe distance and don\u2019t try to get in the way. I think that ICE is trying to justify the fact that they can use violence against everyday people, and we can\u2019t fall into that trap,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd if you are doing legal observing, then I\u2019d advise going out with other people, rather than by yourself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>CAMPAIGN FOR THE END OF DETENTION CENTRES<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span>New detention centres are opening up every week, and ICE is now one of the highest-funded agencies in the US, enjoying a larger budget than the FBI and any other country\u2019s military bar China. DNW\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detentionwatchnetwork.org\/take-action\/communitiesnotcages\"><span>Communities Not Cages<\/span><\/a><span> campaign is fighting this at the local level. \u201cWe are trying to block new ICE detention sites or contracts, stopping new permits from being issued and stalling the whole process before it gets off the ground.\u201d The group is also campaigning for the closure of detention centres, which already exist, holding local politicians accountable for allowing them, and drawing attention to the inhumane<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/news\/immigrants-rights\/detained-immigrants-detail-physical-abuse-and-inhumane-conditions-at-largest-immigration-detention-center-in-the-u-s\"><span>conditions<\/span><\/a><span> faced by the people inside, including allegations of physical abuse. \u201cThey\u2019re being given spoiled food. They don\u2019t have access to showers or bathrooms. There are families who don\u2019t even want to stay in detention centres \u2013 and want to be deported \u2013 but they\u2019re not being allowed to voluntarily leave because ICE is trying to keep a certain number of people detained,\u201d says <\/span><span>Godinez<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You can get involved in Communities Not Cages campaigns yourself, or look out for similar initiatives in your local area.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1>DEMAND AN END TO ICE\u2019S FUNDING<\/h1>\n<p><span>As <\/span><span>Godinez<\/span><span> points out, the ICE detention system is not just cruel and inhumane; it\u2019s a colossal waste of money. \u201cICE\u2019s budget is increasing every year, which is extracting funding which could be going towards healthcare access, schools, better community parks, healthcare access, roads \u2013 you name it. People\u2019s tax dollars are funding this deportation machine instead of things the community actually needs. If we\u2019re posting on social media, I think we should make that case, and be more vocal about our community&#8217;s needs,\u201d she says. DNF have organised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTdkB_yjrmx\/?img_index=1&amp;igsh=bjA0NHk5cmk4Y2w2\">petition<\/a> you can sign today, calling on lawmakers to cut ICE funding.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><strong>ATTEND A PROTEST<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span>There have been hundreds of demonstrations across the US since Good\u2019s murder, and there will be more to come. \u201cThe fact that so many people took to the streets shows how communities are feeling: I think the tides are turning against this administration\u2019s negative narrative about immigrants. People are starting to see detention impacting their communities, closer and closer, and [targeting] people who are just trying to live their lives and not a threat to anyone.\u201d Attending a protest is a great way of showing solidarity with the people in your community who are under threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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