ICE & Migrants Defense: Resources & Ways to Take Action

By now, you may have heard of the reports ICE has launched "Operation Safe California," a 45-day crackdown starting in SoCal and moving north to SF. So far, the operation hasn't been verified. However, the news is starting to circulate on social media and Governor Newsom has called it a campaign of fear. There are reports of increased ICE operations in multiple parts of California, specifically key swing districts. In advance of the midterm elections, DHS said last week that they will be focusing attention on sanctuary cities.

We are monitoring the situation with local rapid response networks. What is clear is that this is the moment to spread power, not panic. Below are resources, community organizations to support, and ways you can get involved to support at-risk families.

Important Links

• Rapid Response Hotlines: www.ccijustice.org/carrn

• Main NDLON sign up link (where you can sign up to adopt a corner): https://www.mobilize.us/ndlon/?event_type=35 

• Volunteer with Bay Resistance to do court & ICE check in accompaniment https://pages.bayresistance.org/sign-up-to-volunteer-bay-resistance-accompaniment-network-bran 

• Volunteer with Seed the Vote in Arizona & Bakersfield, CA: stvote.org/DoorKnockBayResistance

• Sign the Bay Get Ready Pledge: bit.ly/BayGetReady

Fundraising for Central Valley support

• Faith in Valley impacted families: faithinthevalley.org/bring-families-home/

• Legal support & organizing: faithinthevalley.org/donate-valley-watch-network/

• Dolores Huerta Foundation: doloreshuerta.org/donate/ 

Bay Resistance Resource Guide & Meetings

• Link to pick up outreach materials

• Link to print your own Know Your Rights materials to hand out

• Link to interest form for Ice Out of Dublin campaign for Dublin residents

• Silicon Valley Resistance Meeting (Quarterly) - 10/29: bit.ly/BRSVmeeting

• East Bay Resistance Meeting (Monthly) 11/9 bit.ly/EBresistanceMeeting

• SF Resistance Meeting (Monthly) - 11/12 bit.ly/SFresistanceMeeting

Know Your Rights

• Information from ACLU: Know Your Rights 

• Bay Area Resources: Defend the Bay | CCIJ 

• KYR at the airport: Enforcement at the Airport | American Civil Liberties Union 

• Jobs with Justice School Monitoring Toolkit for SFUSD

Family Preparedness Packets

• English Plan

• Spanish Plan 

Faith in Action Workshops

• Poll Protectors Training: Wednesday, October 21, from 6PM–7:30PM

  • Registration Link

• Capacitación en preparación familiar/Family Preparedness Training: Thursday, October 22, from 6PM-7:30PM

  • Registration Link

• Capacitación sobre tus derechos/Know Your Rights Training: Wednesday, October 28, from 6PM–7:30PM 

  • Registration Link

How to Report Election Violations:

• Report the intimidation you observed to the California Voter Confidence Project at bit.ly/cantstop-report

• Report to the Election Protection Hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)

• Call or text California Secretary of State Voter Hotline: 800-345-VOTE (8683)

• Reach out to your county Registrar of Voters / election officials.

Other ways to volunteer and local ICE Watch signup links:

• In Oakland: Read this FAQ and join this signal loop to for foot patrol orientations

• Oakland ICE OUT Canvass Training - Evenings: bit.ly/ioc-pm  Mornings:  bit.ly/ioc-am 

• Oakland Schools rapid response bit.ly/OEArapidresponsevolunteer

• In San Francisco: Read this FAQ and join this signal loop to get trained up

• San Mateo rapid response volunteers: https://www.faithinactionba.org/rapid-response

• Redwood City & San Carlos bit.ly/sancarlos-ndlon

• Santa Clara County rapid response volunteers: Click here

• Hayward:  https://join.haycocoa.org/iceout

• Concord: https://linktr.ee/cipn925

• East Contra Costa County: Click here

• Concord the SAFE center urgently needs welcome navigators in the court weekdays during the day and to help people file asylum claims by phone, time flexible. Sign up here, more background info

At Bay Resistance, we’re preparing for what’s already happening and what could happen next. MAGA billionaires and their tech allies are threatening the elections and it’s clear ICE is attempting to stoke fear in crucial electoral regions. With less than three weeks left until the midterms, we need to be ready in case any red lines are crossed. This means printing more Know Your Rights Cards and Bay Get Ready materials, hosting larger mass calls, providing food for protestors, and more. Please donate whatever you’re able to sustain our movement.