A left-wing activist identifying herself only as “TJ” openly told the Salt Lake City Council that she runs a large-scale “ICE Watch” operation, a coordinated activist network that tracks federal immigration agents, collects photos, verifies tips, and shares real-time intelligence.
The shocking confession was delivered calmly and unapologetically.
According to her own words, TJ has been operating the network for nearly a full year, overseeing what amounts to a civilian surveillance and intelligence operation targeting federal law enforcement officers whose job it is to enforce U.S. immigration law.
TJ:
“TJ is here in person. My name is TJ. I’m a resident of Salt Lake City. I am uniquely informed about ICE activity, as I’ve been running a virtual ICE Watch with over 20,000 local, mostly Latino, community members for 356 days now. It’s community-led. People send me photos and tips, and I verify the information.Over the year, we’ve witnessed repeated disregard for both constitutional and human rights of hardworking, tax-paying, beloved community members—the majority of whom have no criminal record at all.
We’ve seen federalized agents lie repeatedly about incidents to try and drum up federal charges. We’ve seen them force random store customers to lie on the ground and hold them at gunpoint.
We’ve seen them kidnap a woman with legal status to get her husband to surrender in her place.
You won’t hear most of these stories because families are too afraid to share. And while most incidents happen on the West Side, even the ones within Salt Lake City violate people’s Fourth Amendment rights against warrantless, racially profiled stops and unreasonable searches.
They violate their Fifth Amendment right to due process, and they lead to detainment in deplorable, inhumane confinement conditions where people are cold, hungry, dirty, humiliated, disrespected, and worse.
I believe we’re being shielded from what’s happening in blue states like Minnesota by our blue-dot status within an otherwise red state. I understand you think you’re doing all you can, but there’s still more that Salt Lake City and SLCPD can do.
I’m running out of time, but I’ll be sending a follow-up memo tonight with specific actions you can take.”
The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old woman fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, had “trained” to do “ICE Watch” and disrupt the agency’s operations.
The Minnesota ICE Watch group that Renee Good was part of has been exposed for sharing a “de-arrest primer” manual that teaches its members and supporters how to physically interfere with law enforcement during arrests.
The guide, posted on their Instagram account in June, states that every de-arrest is a “micro-intifada,” and provides step-by-step advice on confronting and assaulting officers.
Minnesota ICE Watch, described as a “loose collective of agitators,” focuses on documenting and resisting federal immigration enforcement, including ICE agents. The group operates under the banner of an “autonomous collective documenting & resisting against ICE, police, & all colonial militarized regimes,” as stated on their Instagram profile.
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