The social media platform BlueSky is being used as a rapid response network to target ICE officers attempting to make arrests “When the uprisings against ICE erupted on the West Coast in June, we saw uniform signage, tactical gear, and boots-on-the-ground activists deployed to Los Angeles, the epicenter of the unrest, almost instantaneously. These certainly were not spontaneous riots. They were well-coordinated, and in fact, well-funded. What we uncovered was an orchestrated operation, and those at the forefront of the anti-ICE resistance have received ample funding. Chief among them is the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, or CHIRLA for short. CHIRLA, a 501c3 nonprofit, is part of a sprawling anti-ICE activist network in the Los Angeles area, serving as rapid response to deportation sightings. CHIRLA instructs its followers via BlueSky to report ICE encounters to the Los Angeles Rapid Response Network, abbreviated LARRN. CHIRLA co-founded LARRN in late January with the expressed intent to counter the incoming Trump administration's immigration policies” “Here's how it works: In response to reports of immigration enforcement called in over its hotline, LARRN sends out cells comprised of immigration lawyers, legal observers, and activist organizers in order to mobilize counter-efforts against ICE. This rapid response model is replicated elsewhere across the country using crowdsourced surveillance software, some quite sophisticated, or simply social media to track ICE activity in the region and alert activists, as well as illegal immigrants, to nearby ICE agents. CHIRLA has acquired its funding from federal and state sources”