Will Stancil, a local attorney with a large internet presence who has been driving around to track ICE for weeks, said this moment feels markedly different than 2020 because it’s not the state’s or city’s own institutions failing them.
Joining a Signal chat of other people keeping eyes on the neighborhood, Stancil looks out for suspicious vehicles that carry hallmarks of those agents use – tinted windows, out-of-state license plates, men in masks in the front seats. “It feels like we’re being invaded,” he said. “The invaders want to destroy the city, but we want to protect the city. And I think that posture has made it much easier for us to keep the peace.”
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