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Activists Launch 'ICE-Watching' to Combat Authoritarianism Ahead of 2024

2/6/2026

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Jill Garvey, a Chicago organizer for liberal advocacy groups, founded the organization States at the Core to address perceived authoritarian movements ahead of the 2024 election.
The organization conducts Zoom trainings on tracking federal immigration agents, known as "ICE-watching," mobilizing thousands of activists.
This initiative has been crucial in opposing Trump administration raids in Minneapolis, where activists documented aggressive actions by immigration officers, including fatal shootings.
As a result, the administration made significant concessions, including the withdrawal of 700 federal agents from the city.

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Story summary

Jill Garvey, a Chicago organizer for liberal advocacy groups, founded the organization States at the Core to address perceived authoritarian movements ahead of the 2024 election.
The organization conducts Zoom trainings on tracking federal immigration agents, known as "ICE-watching," mobilizing thousands of activists.
This initiative has been crucial in opposing Trump administration raids in Minneapolis, where activists documented aggressive actions by immigration officers, including fatal shootings.
As a result, the administration made significant concessions, including the withdrawal of 700 federal agents from the city.