Madison McVan

The idea behind a rapid response network is that when people see an ICE raid happening, they can alert other members of the network so that they can all respond, inform people of their rights, warn neighbors, and protest ICE.

The observers continued following that vehicle until it came to a stop in a parking lot and the observers parked nearby.

Then the ICE vehicle backed up and blocked in the observer's car.

The agents got out of the vehicle.

They came up to the car and told the observers, stop following us.

This is your first warning.

It seems like the ICE agents aren't doing these big protracted raids anymore.

They're getting in and out quickly before people have a chance to respond.

So in response, these people that are in rapid response networks have shifted to more of a proactive approach.

They're following ICE vehicles around, filming them, and basically trying to discourage them from making arrests in the first place.

We're seeing people escort immigrant workers, teachers, restaurant employees to and from work to make sure they arrive safely.

Lots of immigrant families are sheltering in place right now because they don't feel that it's safe to go outside.

So churches and other community organizations are gathering donations of food, things to do indoors for kids.

I think Rene Good's killing, really, rather than scaring people away from doing this work, has brought more people to it.

Madison, what's that been like?

It's been intense.

The idea is that if residents follow ICE and record them, that they can possibly prevent arrests from taking place at all.

And is it working?

The people I rode along with think it is working.

They basically say if we follow ICE and we record them, they're a lot less likely to get out of their cars and start asking people for their citizenship documentation and that kind of thing.