Anna Foley

We just pulled onto a side street.

You just slowed down the car and you were looking.

Can you tell me what you were looking for?

So you're asking for a plate check.

Somebody who's in front of their computer is going to run the plates, and what are they looking for?

After sending the plate number to the group and signal, Patty and Mitch hear back very quickly.

Yep, I think that's it.

Mitch and Patty drove around the block while wondering what to do next.

In the time that took, people had actually already started to gather in the spot where they'd identified the suspected ICE car.

There were more than a dozen people, a neighbor peeking out to see what was happening, and a gathering group of activists, some in cars, some on foot, some filming.

Mitch rolled down his window.

You saw him go in the house?

Word was, the agent had gone into this one house, but people weren't sure.

So now everyone was just waiting to see.

Was ICE in there?

What were they doing?

Mitch and Patty pulled up near the alley to watch the back of the house.

And just to say, this kind of waiting can apparently take a very long time.

I talked to one woman who told me she'd staked out an apartment building in this way for about four hours.

Mitch and Patty told me this waiting can make them feel very anxious.