The coordinated immigration raids slated for this week did not take place at the scale by top administration officials.
The raids, which were scheduled to begin on Sunday, were expected to target 2,000 recently arrived undocumented immigrants in at least nine major cities. President Trump that the campaign had seen success.
But the extensive media attention given to the raids 鈥� prompted partially by the Trump administration鈥檚 announcement of the operation last week 鈥� provided undocumented communities an opportunity to organize methods of thwarting ICE operations. Authorities and launched a series of smaller-scale raids to take place over the course of the week. Thus far, , although reports indicate that officers conducted a number of routine operations in a number of target cities.
Meanwhile, undocumented immigrants across the country remain on edge in anticipation of future raids. Though there were no reports of raids in North Carolina, local activists and organized networks to report and monitor ICE activity.
Guest host Anita Rao speaks with USA Today reporter for national context, plus local immigration activist , communications manager for , provides his perspective on local organizing efforts and the experiences of undocumented immigrants living under the threat of future raids.
