Consider This from NPR How Chicago's ICE resistance was born
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Nov 19, 2025 In this engaging discussion, NPR reporter Odette Youssef shares her firsthand experience covering community resistance to federal immigration enforcement in Chicago. She reveals how local activists monitor agents with encrypted alerts and whistles, a tactic born from Trump's Operation Midway Blitz. Youssef dives into the origins of Protect RP and their grassroots efforts to disrupt enforcement, highlighting the broader implications for civil freedoms. Her insights provide a compelling look at how a community can rally against authoritarian tactics.
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Prepare Communities With Practical Tools
- Create legal and practical preparedness tools like privacy release forms and family-location plans.
- Use community resources and peaceful protests to inform and protect people during federal operations.
Neighborhood Tailgating To Warn Residents
- Protect RP members chased and tailed a vehicle they believed carried federal agents to warn neighbors with whistles and horns.
- The group disrupted the agents' movement and created a visible public confrontation in Rogers Park.
Rapid Response Tactics In Action
- Rapid responders used encrypted group messages, whistles, and horns to alert people when agents entered the neighborhood.
- A woman angrily banged on an agent vehicle and bystanders actively intervened to deter arrests.