“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”

Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.

As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles

Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.

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  1. Or if you are a legal resident or citizen who is non white you also need to hide. It’s the world we live in now. Think Nazi Germany.

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  2. Long burst is when you can actually see the agents. Short bursts when you can’t but you’re alerting the community. If you’re showing up to form a crowd, go towards the long bursts.

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  3. “Asked about the use of whistles, Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said their officers are ‘highly trained … they are not afraid of loud noises and whistles.’” … … …!

    Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.

    As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles

    Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.

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