Hi Friends,

Masked ICE thugs in unmarked cars are increasingly creating fear and confusion. U.S. immigration agents have shot their guns at 30 or more people during Trump 2.0 and killed eight of them.¹

But the bigger story is less public. ICE is snatching and imprisoning 50,000 people a month — deputizing hundreds of local police departments to help — and shipping over 1,000 people a day out of the United States (often with no explanation or indication of where they are being sent, with sadistic punishment answering any inquiry or protest).²

The majority of those taken in July had no criminal charges or convictions. Many were children. And there have now been over 50 deaths of people imprisoned by ICE during Trump 2.0. Millions of our neighbors live in terror of being next.

Enough is enough. Here's how to take action nationally online right now — even if you've told them before!

• Tell Congress to Abolish ICE.
• Tell Counties and States to Prosecute ICE Crimes.

Scroll down for what you can do locally to put a stop to this.

In addition to emailing Congress at the link above, you can phone your representative's and senators' offices at this number (all you have to know is your address and what you want your Congress members to do):

(202) 224-3121

Many are not sitting back and taking it

By creating “Sanctuary Zones” that refuse to cooperate with ICE or police, a coalition in Atlanta, Georgia, is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety. This should be a model for many other places.³

To stay informed of what's working and how to join in, sign our pledge to not cooperate with mass deportations!

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In Solidarity,
The RootsAction Team

Footnotes:

1. The Guardian: "One week, two killings: Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly – again"

2. The Guardian: "ICE arrested 50,000 people in July – quietly the biggest month in Trump’s second term"

3. Waging Nonviolence: "Atlanta offers a model for building sanctuary"

More Background:

>> The Guardian: "Ex-watchdogs warn rush to give power to local police in immigration crackdown risks ‘threat to civil rights’"

>> Progressive Hub: "We’re Getting Dangerously Used to ICE Abuse"

>> The American Prospect: "‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far"

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