Community members organize to track immigration enforcement across the valley
Daniella Lake
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – This past weekend, several community groups organized protests in response to the deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent in Minnesota.
“It was horrifying,” says Yasmine Espinoza. She’s been protesting ICE activity in the Coachella Valley for months, and has also been keeping the community up to date on their whereabouts.
“We’re filming, we’re giving locations,” she says. Other community members like Erik, have also been keeping residents up to date. He livestreams his ICE monitoring on Tik Tok.
“My big goal is to keep my community safe as much as I can,” he says.
Espinoza also carries a “caution ICE in the area” sign in her car, so she can keep people alert. She says the raids have instilled fear in the community.
“People are asking for others to shop for them, pick up their kids for them,” Espinoza says.