Federal agents raided the homes of immigrant rights activist Leo Martinez and other volunteers with VC Defensa in Ventura, California early Wednesday morning. The raids occurred seven months after Martinez’s video of federal agents ramming his car while he was documenting an ICE operation went viral. VC Defensa coordinator Laney Yonian joins Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra to break down how over 20 HSI agents stormed the volunteers’ homes all while refusing to show warrants — even to their lawyer. Describing the growing crackdown on people documenting ICE, Yonian calls on communities nationwide to resist fear: “It’s going to be the people that save the people. It’s going to be us in the streets. It’s going to be us organized.” #breakthroughnews

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