NYC Protesters Barricade Against ICE, Because Some Borders are More Sacred Than Others
Mainstream media will tell you New Yorkers 'appeared to foil' an ICE raid using bodies and garbage bags ( The Independent ). What they won't tell you is that this isn't an isolated incident. It's a direct response to an expansion of ICE operations under successive administrations, often targeting vulnerable communities like Chinatown without much public debate beyond the headlines. The very idea
of 'border security' is championed globally by Washington, frequently justifying massive military aid packages and interventions, yet when immigration enforcement hits home, the narrative shifts to 'difficulty' or 'disruption'. One might wonder why the vigorous defense of borders is a noble cause when it involves sending billions in military aid abroad—funding that, for instance, Rep. Smith (D-NY)
received $450,000 from AIPAC in 2023, then voted for HR 815, a $14 billion aid package to Israel, mere days later —but becomes a 'complicated' issue when it involves working-class communities protecting their neighbors. The hypocrisy isn't 'appearing'; it's blatant. How many times must citizens physically block state apparatuses before we question the apparatus itself?