Novara Media Novara FM: ICE Is Ramping Up. LA Fought Back w/ Harsha Walia
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Jul 4, 2025 
In this discussion, Harsha Walia, co-founder of 'No One is Illegal' and author of *Border and Rule*, dives deep into the escalating funding for ICE and the community's fightback against harsh migration laws. She emphasizes the interconnectedness of borders, capitalism, and systemic racism, arguing for a radical reassessment of labor and human rights. Walia also explores the complexities of migration in relation to indigenous rights and advocates for movements that promote solidarity and transformative justice against oppressive systems.
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Community Resistance to ICE Raids
- ICE raids in the U.S. are widespread but have met strong local resistance, particularly in LA where communities actively defend against enforcement.
- This resistance is rooted in decades of uprisings against systemic state violence, not a sudden reaction.
Evolution of ICE and Border Enforcement
- ICE and modern border enforcement institutions are recent but grew rapidly post-9/11 with links to war on terror and carceral state expansion.
- This militarized policing of migration is bipartisan, deeply entrenched, and omnipresent in many Americans' lives.
Borders as Expansive Control Systems
- Borders extend far beyond geographic lines; they operate deeply within societies through policing, gentrification, and surveillance.
- Bordering displaces and immobilizes people through socio-economic control, not merely physically but institutionally.
