How organized activists use new tech, old tactics to disrupt ICE

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By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer A dark-colored SUV without a front license plate rolls through a neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, putting civilian activists on high alert. They know their targets — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — often drive this type of vehicle. “They’re on the move,” an activist assigned to “mobile patrol” reports to a “dispatcher.” The patroller requests “a plate check” and recites the SUV’s license-plate number. After typing that number into a database of ICE-affiliated vehicles, the dispatcher responds, “No match.” The motorist drives away, unaware that activists suspected he worked for ICE and were prepared…

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