What started out as bystanders who happened to be in a neighborhood U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was operating in has turned into a full operation of far-left activists conducting their own patrols to be on the lookout for federal agents.
It should be no surprise one of the most extreme examples of far-left activists being confrontational towards ICE agents is happening in Los Angeles. Groups such as the Community Self-Defense Coalition and the Anti-US Israeli Imperialism in the Middle East use their local knowledge and social media to disrupt any arrests being made by ICE.
In one case, AUSIIME activists filmed themselves driving to a scene in Alhambra, near Pasadena, saying they had gotten a request for backup. Once at the scene, they started to shout into a megaphone to tell the people in the home to not open the door unless the agents have a warrant. It was said in both English and Spanish.
The video posted on their Instagram account is over 20 minutes, but here is a sample of their actions.
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