Balthazar

At the beginning, I just wanted to inform my community about ice agents and to take cover.

So I actually have a whistle.

And you know, people said, what is the whistle going to do?

And it's to inform the community that ICE agents are around.

If you are undocumented, lock your doors, lock your gates, lock your windows, and stay safe.

And people were still doubting that.

And then we talked to our brothers and sisters over in LA, and they said, Balthazar, when they came, they came like savages.

And they came through our schools, through our parks, and our hospitals, and they turned off the cell phone towers with a stingray.

And then I said, well, you can't turn off the whistle because...

We had a caravan of 12 people and we went around to the temp agencies and we gave the employers or the employees know your right cards.

We said in case there's a raid at your job site, you know, don't say nothing, don't sign nothing and ask for an attorney.

Then we went to our day laborers that stand out at Home Depot and also educated them on knowing their rights.

And then we had workshops after mass at the schools, and we prepared people to know about their rights, not to open the door without a judicial warrant signed by a judge.

Then we showed them all the tricks that they use.

And even Tom Holman said Chicago was a very difficult city.

And you know, I have to say

We have to educate our community because education is key.

If you're educated, they're not going to do much to you.

But if you're not educated, they would take advantage.

And that's why so many people report themselves because they didn't know that they have rights.