In a recent development, CrimethInc.
, a far-left anarchist website, has released a seven-step guide aimed at obstructing the operations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and creating areas off-limits to federal forces.
According to Gateway Pundit, CrimethInc. is an anonymous collective that emerged from the punk scene of the 1990s. The group is known for promoting an anti-capitalist, anti-police, and anti-American agenda. The website is notorious for glorifying "direct action," riots, looting, shoplifting, and black bloc tactics.
On Friday, the collective posted a guide detailing how to impede ICE's apprehension of illegal immigrants. The guide encourages the formation of "tight-knit resistance groups" to map ICE's infrastructure, publicize its vulnerabilities, and impose "consequences" on communities cooperating with federal agents.
It advocates for the establishment of rapid response networks to disseminate verified reports of ICE activity, pressuring local politicians to obstruct immigration enforcement, and fostering a "culture of resistance" that could potentially escalate into violence.
The guide, as published on the website, outlines the following steps:
1) Form resistance groups. The guide suggests forming close-knit groups to play roles in the resistance. It encourages focusing on communications, intelligence gathering, fundraising, or other tasks. It also advises fostering ties between different groups and demographics.
2) Establish community assemblies. The guide recommends bringing together formal groups, community networks, and other concerned individuals to share information, coordinate campaigns, interchange resources, and strategize together.
3) Build a communications system. The guide proposes setting up a rapid response network capable of verifying reports and spreading information immediately about the operations of ICE and other federal mercenaries in the community.
4) Strategize and set a combative example. The guide suggests mapping the infrastructure and support institutions that ICE depends on, publicizing their vulnerabilities, and popularizing simple ways to impose consequences every time ICE inflicts harm on a community.
5) Compel local politicians to break off cooperation with federal authorities. The guide urges pressuring local politicians, public institutions, and other influential groups to concretely oppose ICE operations.
6) Create no-go zones for federal forces. The guide advises limiting ICE operations by creating areas where ICE agents hesitate to enter without backing from police, National Guard, and Marines.
7) Create mutual aid networks. The guide recommends supporting those who have lost family members to ICE abductions and creating collective habits of care to sustain each other through the crises ahead.
This guide is not merely a protest manual; it is a clear call to disrupt law enforcement, destabilize our borders, and erode the rule of law.
While the group remains anonymous, it maintains a P.O. Box in Olympia, WA (P.O. Box 1902, Olympia, WA 98507). This development raises serious concerns about the potential for escalating tensions and conflicts between federal law enforcement and those who seek to obstruct their operations. It also underscores the importance of maintaining the rule of law and the integrity of our borders in the face of such challenges.
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