Activists in the South Puget Sound Area Target ICE Agents in Their Homes

According to the "activist web-site" It's Going Down (August 13, 2018) "We take the movement to the doorsteps of the ICE family separators. When ICE deports a parent from a household, it often destroys the family structure by the shock of losing a parent to prison and eventual deportation. The remaining family loses not only a loved one, but an emotional and economic provider. In many cases, the family may never reunite.

For this reason, we will not allow ICE family separators to rest comfortably in their homes enjoying their family’s presence. Their job is to kick people out of the country and destroy countless amounts of lives in the process. La Migra (ICE) operatives are only subjected to a minor inconvenience being exposed to their neighbors while we make noise in their neighborhood in comparison to their mission of destruction, detention and deportation.

Just as ICE harasses people in their homes and does not allow people to rest comfortably with loved ones, let us return the same unwanted attention right to their doorstep."
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Targeting ICE Agents (and other law enforcement) in their homes is a significant security issue. Law enforcement personnel should take steps to protect their home address from disclosure, and be aware of the likelihood of doxxing.  If activists don't know where your home is, they can't gather outside of it to protest your actions as a law enforcement officer.

It is important that we don't underestimate the capabilities of activists to gather information about our personnel and about our agencies. Through the use of on-line searches, FOIA requests, and direct observation, activists can and do develop significant amounts of information about those they want to target. One of the biggest problems we face is that we fail to understand the capabilities of our adversaries. Hackers are often more likely to be opposed to law enforcement, and don't think that your systems can't be hacked. And if your network is super secure, is everyone in your agency practicing good operations security as well?

You Are The Target

Think OPSEC in all of your daily routines and practices. While most activists won't violently target law enforcement personnel, that doesn't mean that it can never happen. Don't forget about off-duty carry - Carry Everyday!

STAY ALERT - STAY SAFE