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Eyes on Ice: Documenting Immigration Abuses
Overview
From 13-year-old Fatima Avelica-Gonzalez filming her father as he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) agents on her cell phone amidst her sobs, to the desperation, confusion, and fear heard in the recording of 10 Central American children separated from their families at the US-Mexican border, documentation has a crucial role in exposing immigration abuses and advocating for rights.
This project offers a deep dive into how to safely, ethically and effectively film immigration abuses by ICE agents, Border Patrol, and others through in person trainings, tipsheets, case studies, videos, and more.
Together we will expose ICE and Border Patrol, demand justice, share our truths, and remind the perpetrators: the world is watching.
No bans. No walls. No deportations.
Featured Cases
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Resources & Stories

ORGANIZATIONAL DIGITAL SECURITY GUIDE FOR IMMIGRATION JUSTICERESOURCE |

EYES ON THE BORDER TRAINING WITH NEW SANCTUARY COALITIONVIDEO |

REPORTING ON IMMIGRATION: ACTIVISTS AND JOURNALISTS IN CONVERSATIONVIDEO |


DOCUMENTING ICE WITH NEW YORK MAGAZINEVIDEO |

EYES ON THE BORDER: TRAINING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO DOCUMENT ABUSESBLOG POST |

FILMING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALSANIMATED VIDEO |

Q&A: LEGAL ISSUES AND SECURITY CONCERNS WHEN FILMING ICEBLOG POST |

ROMULO’S STORY: USING VIDEO TO ADVOCATE FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTSCASE STUDY |

EYES ON THE BORDER: KEEPING FAMILIES SAFEBLOG POST |

SHARING VIDEOS OF ENCOUNTERS WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENTCHECKLIST |

WITNESS JOINS #WEHAVERIGHTS CAMPAIGNANIMATED VIDEOS |


JUAN’S STORY: FROM SURVEILLANCE CAMERA TO THE COURTROOMCASE STUDY |
Eyes on ICE in the news…
- Al Jazeera, The Listening Post “ICE Watch: Turning the lens on U.S. immigration agencies“
- The Guardian, “‘Resistance Zone’: the neighborhood where people train to confront ICE“
- The Marshall Project, “How Donald Trump’s War on Immigrants is Playing out in NYC“
- New York Magazine, “City of Fear“
- The Observer “Immigrant Groups to Offer Guidance on Resisting ICE“