Your daily reminder to employ CASS (Call for help, Ask names, Swarm, Shame) when/if you encounter ICE.

There are increasing instances recently where ICE could not detain their targets by illegal means. What seems to be effective can be described by a simple acronym (CASS)- to help us remember what to do in a surprising and stressful situation remember CASS.

1. CALL for help. Notify nearby bystanders of the illegal actions that ICE are about to perpetrate against someone who is possibly a citizen or has legal status. Raise the alarm call for help - gather your neighbors. Get your phones out start recording. In some cases, ICE agents confiscate their targets identification cards/papers in order to detain them illegally to meet their quotas. When we get more eyes on the situation it reduces the chances of this happening.

2. ASK for names. It seems to be easier to solicit names than de-masking or tracking down badge numbers. In many cases, ice agents do not have credentials, and they use masks as an intimidation tactic, but most seem to be proud of their name. It will eventually catch up to them and they will go into hiding.

3. SWARM. Get as many of your neighbors involved as possible. The goal is to outnumber and record them, which sucks up their resources for detaining a single person. It prevents ICE coverups and provides the targeted individuals with evidence and future legal recourse. This might be the most effective single tactic, as it will eventually affect their budget, the scope of their area of operations and their ability to do multiple raids in the same day.

4. SHAME them, get personal, get uncomfortable, humans are social creatures who need validation. These idiots are no exception and their retention rates show it. Morale is extremely low and ICE agents ARE quitting.

So remember Call for help, Ask for names, Swarm, Shame (CASS) when you see ICE.