Am i mistaken or is ICE mostly operating in blue areas

[drray23]

Chicago today, the other day it was DC. I am not completely surprised that Trump would do that. I have not heard of any raids in Louisiana or Alabama or the like.

[jls4561]

1. Or meat packing facilities in the Midwest. Or farms in Texas.

[drray23]

2. Yes now i remember they also were operating in California

The citrus crop is going unpicked because the workers are afraid of ice raids.

[Irish_Dem]

3. I think Trump is going to "clean out" the blue cities and states.

Like he is going to clean out Gaza.

[bdamomma]

19. He

wants too, but he won't, cause he will get pushback.

[Irish_Dem]

24. Should be interesting to see how this plays out.

We are watching a real life political thriller.

[MichMan]

4. Initially yes

Over time I suspect it will be expanded

[Klarkashton]

5. They are arresting people that work in factories and

Food service. Making a big show. They are all for shit.
I don't think we are going to hear anything about specific cases of them rounding up gang members since those guys are actually dangerous and those ICE bastarda are basically cowards.

[Attilatheblond]

11. Actually heard a CPB 'Chaplain' talking and he said he went into ministry because it was dangerous in the field

This ass-hat was actually still on the CBP payroll! IOW, you and I are picking up the tab for his paycheck while he hid behind a cleric's collar but still worked for CBP!

Part of his 'message' as a guest pastor to the UU Church was that 'abortion ALWAYS damages women...' Several women got up and left. I was among them. Haven't been back since that day.

[CanonRay]

15. I'm amazed that a UU congregation would let him speak

He'd never get a second with ours.

[Attilatheblond]

16. Relatively new pastor at the time, from Chruch Of Christ. One member is GOP with authoritarian leanings (big time)

He was on the programs committee and they rest let him have his way because.... well who knows, but I had occasion the be talking to him one day when a man with a beard drove by the church which is located in a sort of small light industrial complex with a couple auto repair places. This GOPer got all defensive, saying the bearded man looked like a terrorist and went all chest puffery. Total buffoon, but everyone else practiced that acceptance thing. Sorry congregation, but I have and maintain boundaries and this didn't fly with me.

[LauraInLA]

18. Wow, I always thought of UU (we do mean Unitarian Universalists, right?) was the most liberal denomination --

maybe that’s just here in CA? I know members who don’t even describe themselves as religious!

[Attilatheblond]

20. Yep. Some members are atheists, some are more pagan, some from traditional denominations, some Budhists in the group

But that Republican hard ass? Even the former cleric wondered why he was there. I figured it was to disrupt and try to boss women around. I had to fight the urge to engage and bury him with logic. But some people are not worth the effort.

[LauraInLA]

21. Sorry the congregation had to deal with him.

[Cirsium]

6. Maybe

ICE has been doing mass raids and detention for 20+ years on farms, mostly in red areas, warrant less, no due process, horrific conditions. People who are not directly affected have ignored that, which is a disgrace.

Who knows what Trump is doing?

[Attilatheblond]

17. Lots of rural areas vote GOP religiously

The GOP leadership might not want to wake up those voters just yet?

[SWBTATTReg]

7. Perhaps maybe, but urban areas are where most of the jobs are, unless they're working in the fields, etc. Urban

areas also are likely to have more immigrants there too, as well as family members, friends, other members of their Country, it's like this in STLMO. The ethic mix in STLMO has always been here, Germans at one time, as well as other ethnic groups. Every major urban area has their own ethic mix. And I daresay, tons of these rural areas, depend upon these immigrants to handle their crops, do other chores that need doing on the farms, other related industries.

In the past, we have had lots of immigrants from Vietnam, Bosnia, etc. here in St. Louis MO.

[Igel]

8. In urban areas with lots of Trump-abhorring press, yeah, mostly blue.

But that's self-selected.

They usually have larger populations and, cet. par., you'd expect more unauthorized immigrants there.

They're more welcoming to the same and are likely to have a greater "illegal alien" population.

They're less abrasive with ICE and are more likely to not readily comply with ICE missions/objectives--need detainer in hand, not a phone call saying one's forthcoming.

They are more likely to have nationally important media companies, and what happens locally is more likely to be reported nationally.

Moreover, blue areas are more likely to want to read and pay for reporting on ICE raids than those whose readership has a "meh" attitude to such things.

[JT45242]

9. Raids in Iowa City blue dot in red iowa

I got the same felling.

May be confirmation bias. Would love to see a comprehensive list

[EarthFirst]

10. Part of it is reporting bias

I follow a subreddit /lamigra and it’s been pretty widespread across the country as far as I can tell.

[Mysterian]

12. ICE will operate like the Trump mafia

Businesses in red states will get warnings of raids. Political contributions to Trump will ensure businesses get warnings in red and blue states.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

13. ICE raids where Abbot and DeSantis sent immigrants.

So obvious. So INHUMANE!!

[Attilatheblond]

14. Urban areas might have more businesses that profit from workers without papers

Trump profits from his various Protection Rackets. You know: Pay up or suffer the consequences.

Do the math.

[LeftInTX]

22. They picked up a sex offender in Chicago today. He didn't have an accent. So he must have been here for awhile.

Pritzker and Johnson gave a presser today. Pritzker said if they are going after bad guys, he won't object. It didn't sound like raids, but actual warrants or detainers. Pritzker said he hadn't hadn't heard anything from ICE and was in the dark, which is adding the the chaos and confusion. I think not informing Pritzker is being done on purpose to create confusion.

I can't stand that Tom Homan guy. He's really disgusting.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219949672

&ab_channel=WGNNews

[uponit7771]

23. All for show, billionaires want their cheap labor

[Jose Garcia]

25. Several undocumented immigrants arrested in South Florida raids, federal agencies say

Several operations were carried out by federal officials in South Florida on Sunday, leading to the arrest of alleged undocumented immigrants in Broward County.

Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice took part in the operations, according to posts by the agencies on the social media network X.

Meanwhile, the Miami branch of Homeland Security Investigations posted images on Sunday writing, "excellent collaboration" with other federal agencies about enforcing U.S. immigration laws. NBC6 has reached out to officials about those arrests, but have not yet heard back.

More: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/undocumented-immigrants-arrested-in-ice-raids-carried-out-in-south-florida/3526237/

[Jose Garcia]

26. Multi-agency operation targeted immigrants in Austin and San Antonio

Agents from multiple federal agencies carried out immigration enforcement operations in Austin and San Antonio on Sunday, federal officials said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with the Drug Enforcement Agency, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives collaborated on “enhanced targeted operations” in both cities, an ICE spokesperson said. A similar operation took place Sunday morning in the Rio Grande Valley, a local station reported.

More: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/26/texas-immigration-deportation-ice-austin-san-antonio/

[GoCubsGo]

27. Well, that's where Abbott and DeShitstain bused them to over the summer.

It's not like they don't know where these people are. They're the ones who put them there.

[GreenWave]

28. Which Jackoff Gubnuhs are flying/busing them to Blue states/cities?

Go get them there gubnuhs, ICE!