David Daniels
Harbor Area Peace Patrol of San Pedro, California, trains citizen volunteers to peacefully observe ICE activity in the greater Los Angeles area. Their network of citizen activists have revealed a systemic pattern of abuses and illegal actions by ICE agents. These actions include swapping license plates on unmarked vehicles, detaining people based on ethnicity, kidnapping, and targeting those who speak on behalf of immigrants.
Last Friday (Aug. 8) at 6:20am, volunteer Amanda Trebach was violently tackled on a public sidewalk and “disappeared” by masked ICE agents. Video shows agents kneeling on Amanda’s head and forcibly leading her away in handcuffs. Amanda is a U.S. citizen and was not violating any laws. A few hours later, ICE agents were observed searching Amanda’s car