Resto-Montero writes: "ICE plans to sweep major cities on Sunday in a series of raids as part of an effort to detain 2,000 immigrants who have been issued final orders of removal."
A protest over planned ICE raids in Aurora, Colorado. (photo: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post/Getty Images)
14 July 19
Immigrant rights advocates said ICE got off to a quiet start on expected raids Sunday morning.
CE plans to sweep major cities on Sunday in a series of raids as part of an effort to detain 2,000 immigrants who have been issued final orders of removal.
The raids were originally scheduled for June at President Donald Trump’s request; however, the president postponed them shortly before they were set to begin to give Congress time to craft immigration reform legislation. Trump threatened to move forward with the raids if the legislative branch failed to make progress within two weeks.
That deadline has now passed, and ICE officials announced last week that the agency would raid cities including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco beginning Sunday. Because of Tropical Storm Barry, the raids on New Orleans and Houston will reportedly be postponed.
The original raids were scheduled to being in the early morning; however Sunday’s planned raids seemingly got off to a quiet start, with with immigration advocates saying that many targeted communities had seen little movement from authorities.
“I can’t help but feel like we are waiting for the other shoe to drop,” Adonia Simpson, director of family defense for the nonprofit Americans for Immigrant Justice told the Miami Herald. “Given the anxiety I have been feeling, I can only imagine the fear our immigrant communities feel this morning.”
Ahead of the raids, local governments and pro-immigrant groups created advisories to inform immigrants of their rights when dealing with ICE.
With the news that we're on raid alert again. Please continue to SHARE this info widely with your family, friends and community .
— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) July 11, 2019
Let's #ProtectEachOther #Protejamonos pic.twitter.com/OhLA2DHmEj
The ICE warrant on the left does NOT authorize agents to enter a home without permission.
— ACLU (@ACLU) June 21, 2019
La orden de ICE a la izquierda NO autoriza a los agentes a entrar al domicilio sin permiso. https://t.co/hl7Q1rv7sK
What we know
CNN's Jake Tapper: Have the raids started?
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 14, 2019
Acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli: I can’t speak to operational specifics and won’t. #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/hqU8v7vHYa