Los Angeles is erupting in protests—not over distant wars, but a local one — ICE raids that sweep through neighborhoods, tearing families apart, abducting people in the streets, during graduations, from schools and from work, detaining them without due process. This is not just intimidation and cruelty—it’s a form of state-sanctioned violence that mirrors the same tactics used by the Israeli military in Palestine.
ICE’s settlements on Turtle Island
In Fiscal Year 2024, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations arrested over 113,000 people, many in “at‑large” operations, with a staggering 60% subjected to mandatory detention—meaning no right to bond or legal process (immigrantjustice.org).