In response to the recent uptick in ICE raids and reported ruses—the tactics ICE agents use to trick community members—here are IDP's KYR resources!
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* ICE Agents Continue to Pose as NYPD
* UPCOMING: ICE Raids Rapid Response TRAINING: "NYC v. ICE," Monday, 10/19/2020, 5 pm—7 pm EDT
* Know Your Rights with ICE
** ICE Agents Continue to Pose as NYPD
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Over the last week, there has been an uptick in reports of ICE officers pretending to be NYPD on social media ([link removed]) and in the news ([link removed]) . Unfortunately, ICE has been purposefully misleading people with this tactic for years. A 2013 IDP FOIA ([link removed]) revealed that ICE officers are trained to mislead individuals by using "ruses," effectively tricking community members into allowing ICE agents to enter homes or revealing information about the person they are looking for.
Last Friday, Mayor de Blasio sent a letter to ICE ([link removed]) , demanding that their agents stop pretending to be NYPD. For years, IDP has been tracking ICE raids tactics and we have repeatedly raised concerns with city officials and the NYPD about ICE’s dangerous practice of claiming to be police. During a City Council Hearing around ICE policing and raids from February 2020, IDP testified ([link removed]) on this very issue, asking the NYPD to both clarify their policy on ICE pretending to be NYPD and to speak out publicly against this tactic. To date, there has been no public statement or response from NYPD as to their position on ICE officers impersonating them.
In addition to tracking raids, IDP continues to share information on ICE tactics. To learn more, see our primer on ICE ruses ([link removed]) and ICE ruse infographics ([link removed]) in Spanish and English, as well as ICE ruse flyers, Ways ICE Pretends to be Police, available in English ([link removed]) and Spanish ([link removed]) .
You can also find examples of ICE ruses on our ICEwatch Raids Map ([link removed]) by filtering by tactic.
** UPCOMING: ICE Raids Rapid Response TRAINING: "NYC v. ICE," Monday, 10/19/2020, 5 pm—7 pm EDT
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On Monday, October 19, 2020, from 5 pm to 7 pm EDT, IDP and Queens Neighborhoods United will be giving "NYC v. ICE," a virtual training for New Yorkers interested in organizing their communities against ICE raids and creating rapid response networks. In this training, we will share recent trends in ICE arrests in the New York area, what your rights are if you or a loved one has an encounter with ICE, and how to organize within your community to provide rapid response and document ICE actions.
This training is not open to members of the press and requires registration at bit.ly/NYCVSICE.
** Know Your Rights with ICE
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In light of the recent uptick in ICE raids, and the ever-present threat of ongoing raids and operations targeting cities with pro-immigrant policies, like New York City, IDP is resharing our Know Your Rights and ICE raid-related resources. On our website, these know your rights materials can be found at immdefense.org/kyr.
We encourage you to pass this email along to anyone who might be able to use these resources.
Flyers, Booklets, and Posters
* Know Your Rights Flyer ([link removed]) (2 pages, available in 16 languages)
* Flyer on ICE car stops ([link removed]) (2 pages, available in English and Spanish)
* ICE Ruses Flyer ([link removed]) —Ways That ICE Pretends to be Local Police (1 page, available in English and Spanish)
* Know your Rights Booklet ([link removed]) (14 pages, available in English and Spanish)
* Home Raids Poster ([link removed]) (11x17", available in 7 languages)
Know Your Rights Infographics ([link removed])
* Know Your Rights (set of 6, available in English and Spanish)
* Common ICE ruses (set of 2, available in English and Spanish)
* Know Your Rights Basics for Documenting ICE, How to Document ICE Raids, and Things Not to Forget While Documenting ICE (set of 3, available in English and Spanish)
More Know Your Rights resources!
* IDP Primer on ICE ruses ([link removed])
* Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests Toolkit ([link removed]) —updated March 2020 (available in English and Spanish ([link removed]) ).
* ICEwatch ([link removed]) , IDP's interactive map detailing ICE's deceptive and aggressive tactics with summaries of 1500 ICE raids or attempted arrests—updated October 2020.
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