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Feds Criminalize Aiding #Protests Against #ICE

The #Trump administration is targeting nonviolent acts like identifying masked agents and handing out #PPE in support of LA’s #AntiICE movement.

Akela Lacy
July 23 2025

Excerpt: " 'Roving patrols' operating without reasonable suspicion and denying access to #lawyers violated the Fourth and the Fifth Amendments, the judge wrote. 'What the federal government would have this Court believe — in the face of a mountain of evidence presented in this case — is that none of this is actually happening.'

"Now, those accused of helping the anti-ICE movement are facing prosecution or investigation. Earlier this month, a federal grand jury indicted a man after he handed out #FaceShields to people protesting ICE in Los Angeles two days after President Donald Trump deployed the #NationalGuard.

"#AlejandroOrellana, 29, pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to aid and abet civil disorders. According to a grand jury indictment, the face shields were 'advertised as designed to protect from chemical splashes and flying debris.'

" 'Alejandro Orellana’s arrest for distributing supplies is an outrageous violation of #CivilRights and should be a wakeup call to people everywhere,' said California attorney Thomas Harvey.

" 'This appears to be a targeted, political attack on resistance to a military incursion on our communities,' Harvey said. 'Distributing supplies to protesters is not a crime. It’s a critical role to help keep people safe — especially in the face of some of the most violent police repression I’ve seen since the #Ferguson uprising.' "

https://theintercept.com/2025/07/23/feds-criminalize-protests-masked-ice/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/sQii5

#ACAB #CriminalizingProtest #CriminalizingDissent #CivilRightsViolations #Authoritarianism #USPol #WeKeepOurselvesSafe #WeKeepEachOtherSafe

Almost always; and if I hear you cough even for a bit (especially if you're not wearing a #facemask!) I will instantly distance myself the hell out of you. ​:seija_coffee:​

If the government here didn't insist on the mandatory nature of #faceshields back then that the people here hated it (because at best it only provides like 1% more protection with face mask and #socialdistancing) I probably would still wearing one right now. But I'd most likely get some funny looks around me nowadays.

RE: https://alpha.polymaths.social/users/rl_dane/statuses/01HWWYM0FJYN5D4FG7NNV0D5KE

I was at the supermarket. After about 5 minutes walking around I was... *gasp!* I don't have my #faceshield! I left it in the car!! 😳 (Normally the security guard at the door would point it out and ask people to wear face shields.)

I looked around and noticed a good number of people also did not have #faceshields on.

Then I remembered. The authorities did* talk about relaxing restrictions. Our #covid19 numbers have been going down. Plus, some cities have reached #vaccination goals. 😃👍

Lately I've been going out weekly, unlike before when I only went out once every 2-3 weeks. Should be okay. I exercise the same old precautions. Many people already vaccinated and our city doing pretty okay with #covid19 numbers. #vaccines #WashYourHands #sanitize #WearYourMask #FaceShields #PhysicalDistancing

A graph from the COVID-19 Philippine Situationer, 15 March 2021, showing Confirmed Cases By Date Of Onset Of Illness (Nationwide) and part of a PDF page showing the Rt value from 2 weeks ago at > 1. Ideal Rt is < 1. 😶

I do NOT like this trend. 😖

🙏 #covid19 #news #updates #Philippines #WashYourHands #WearYourMask #FaceShields #PhysicalDistancing #StayHomeIfYouCan

Oops. That Rt value was from 2 weeks ago but looking at the graphs the actual trend now* is ⬆️.

Possible reasons for the ⬆️ trend: people getting too relaxed, getting careless; new variants (no proof here, just 1 more possible thing that may contribute to new cases).

Haven't been paying attention to the #news the past few months. Must keep myself updated. ☝️

#Philippines #NCR #covid19 #WearYourMask #FaceShields #WashYourHands #StayHomeIfYouCan #WheresThatVaccine

#Philippines #covid19 #news #updates
According to the #DOH:
😶 new positive cases 1646
👍 number of those tested today 26882
🙏 almost 94% of total cases are Mild and Asymptomatic cases

#StayHome if you can
#WearYourMask #FaceShields
#WashYourHands #sanitize
#PhysicalDistancing

#Philippines #DOH #covid19 #updates

#NewNormal #BusinessAsUsual but #WearYourMask #FaceMasks #FaceShields #WashYourHands #sanitize #PhysicalDistancing

#BeConsiderate #StayHome #WorkFromHome if you can.

Let those who really need it get their #vaccine first.

Wir ziehen uns aus #makervsvirus zurueck. Wir haben noch Lagerbestaende, sowohl #faceshields als auch #earsaver Ohne die fleissigen Menschen aus dem Kreis #Unna waere das so nicht moeglich gewesen! Danke an euch alle! 💖

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