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Martha Jones Eberle's avatar

Qasim., thank you for your careful rules, .... but for those of us white citizens, IT IS TIME FOR US TO GET INTO THE STREETS, TO PROTECT THOSE MORE VULNERABLE, with more pigmented skin (whether citizen or undocumented). IT IS TIME FOR US TO LIVE OUR VALUES, NOT JUST SAY THEM.

Papadas's avatar

thank you for this qasim.

Regina Islas's avatar

Especially 3,4,5! Commitment numbers to memory. Including for those going to ICE hearings, be sure to check in with a loved one outside to let them know where you are and to call if something happens.

Kent Cooper's avatar

If you are brown and disabled, ICE is going to drag you from your car:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BmcnZy332/

Marianna Montuori's avatar

Helpful information. Thank you.

Mo Khan's avatar

Excellent article !

HaS's avatar

Thank you for the wonderful advice and all that you do!! I so wish you would have defeated Feckless Foster but I do believe there are greater opportunities for you like what you are doing now. 🇺🇸✊💯

Christina Ronnberg's avatar

Thank you for this practical information.

Randy Dyck's avatar

Turning off/restarting your phone will require a password or passcode to restart. Mine does.

LeslieHD's avatar

Thank you for this Qasim & for all the relevant information and related links you provide. I'm grateful for your knowledge and expertise, even though i wish it wasn't so necessary. 🥹 I also am grateful for all I am learning from you about what it really means to be Muslim. I have always wanted to have a better understanding but don't always know how to respectfully ask the questions, so you've been really educating me. Please stay safe when you're in the streets speaking up for your fellow Americans; we who are also doing everything in our power to defeat the fascism that's infecting our country and the horrible racism that has always been here.

AnF's avatar

I am not a lawyer:

Be prepared to help yourself or your friends and neighbors escape from unlawful kidnappings from 'agents' who refuse to provide badge numbers, names, and superior officer's contact information.

Do not trust unknown individuals posing as federal or state law enforcement.

Francesca Cee's avatar

I cannot believe we all have to have plans. Plans for protesting. Plans for escape. Plans in case they break our doors down. ICE/CBP are just like the gestapo.

David Gardiner's avatar

Sadly, this is by design. They are a (dangerous) minority, and the only tools they have are intimidation and misinformation. We need to disrupt their dark mirror narrative, and record and call out their abuses of power.

Lianne Doherty's avatar

What a great list! Sorry we need this in 2026 - feels a little like Argentina in the 50's! I love #12! I never wanted a password to lock my phone (too old, too many passwords) but I have one! How delightful it would be to refuse to give it!

Stay safe, Qasim - you & your family - and ALL OF US that remember when "America was the home of the free & land of the brave"!

Celeste Myslewski's avatar

A valuable tool, Qasim, especially since Noem has essentially admitted that this has become Federal control of all citizens going forward. This will be their means of determining the results of the 2026 elections. Renee Good's murder has gotten a pass. That fact sets the precedent for their future actions.