Thread: Roundups and tips to avoid ICE

There is a publication is San Diego called Brazilian Pacific Times,
done by and for the Brazilian community there. I grabbed one
while exiting a restaurant and this is its September editorial:

TIA MIMI Certamente as leis de imigração estão mudando,
enquanto isso muitos esperam para ver se na verdade haverá
algum tipo de anistia, outros que já estão em processo estão
preocupados, pois com as mudanças parece que a imigração
esta veri-  cando todos os casos com mais cuidado. Mas o
que esta acontecendo na verdade é um desespero total na
comunidade brasileira, pois a TIA MIMI em outras palavras os
o ciais da imigração de San Diego estão dando batidas como
nunca antes e aprendendo muitas pessoas. Em depoimento de
uma pessoa a este jornal que me pediu para não revelar seu
nome ela diz que no meio da noite os o ciais chegaram no
apartamento onde morava e ali levaram todos que não tinham
nenhum tipo de identi cação. Pessoas conhecidas no nosso dia,
dia foram abordadas pelos o ciais no local de trabalho como
restaurantes e levadas para interrogatório. Sem dúvida os
brasileiros que estão aqui estão todos apavorados e pensando
em voltar, pois não querem correr o risco de serem pegos e
serem deportados. Este repórter conversando com um destes o ciais
obteve informações que na verdade me deixou surpreso, pois
ele me disse que oitenta porcento das investigações e batidas
são casos de denúncias, pois quando alguém é aprendido,
ele começa dar informações de outros. A melhor maneira de se resolver
isto é  car calado e não se envolver em muita conversa com muitas
pessoas e evitar a aglomeração em casas onde já houve algum caso.
Se todos mantiverem um per l tranqüilo e não se envolver com
muitas coisas penso que estará livre da TIA MIMI.

My translation below: (to the best of my knowledge and time constraint.
I also assume the officers in question are from ICE)

AUNT MIMI - The immigration laws are certainly changing. While many
wait to see if the rumors about a possible amnesty will come true,
others who have their petitions pending are worried because it seems
that ICE is verifying the applications with more scrutinity. But what is
really happening is a total desperation in the Brazilian community
because AUNT MIMI, or in other words: ICE Officers in San Diego
are doing sweeps as never before and rounding up lots of people.
According to a statement given to this newspaper by a person who
asked not to be identified, it was reported that the officers showed up
in the middle of the night at her apartment and arrested everybody
who did not have proper identification.
People we know in our everyday were stopped by officers in their
workplace, such as restaurants, and taken in for interrogations.
Without a doubt, the Brazilians who live here are all frightened and
thinking about going home. They dont want to run the risk of being
arrested and deported.
This reporter, after speaking to one of those officers, learned to his
surprise that eighty percent of the investigations and raids are
cases of someone turning others in after him or her being arrested.
The best way to avoid this situation is to remain quiet and not to engage
in conversations with many people. Also avoid to stay in houses in which
have a history of raids. If one maintains a calm profile and does not
get involved with many things, I think that one is free of trouble from
AUNT MIMI.

But what is
really happening is a total desperation in the Brazilian community
because AUNT MIMI, or in other words: ICE Officers in San Diego
are doing sweeps as never before and rounding up lots of people.

I sure like that word--DESPERATION. Hope you all have heart burn curtesy of the USA.

People we know in our everyday were stopped by officers in their
workplace, such as restaurants, and taken in for interrogations.

Considering that we aren't allowed to TORTURE, they should be A-OK when all is said and done.

Without a doubt, the Brazilians who live here are all frightened and
thinking about going home. They dont want to run the risk of being
arrested and deported.

Now........THIS is GREAT news!! See Ya

The best way to avoid this situation is to remain quiet and not to engage
in conversations with many people. Also avoid to stay in houses in which
have a history of raids. If one maintains a calm profile and does not
get involved with many things, I think that one is free of trouble from
AUNT MIMI.

Nothing like being FREE in a self imposed PRISON

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Nothing like living on the run, eh?

Just living life like the criminals they are, hiding from the police and government.