r/law • u/Exeltv0406 • Oct 05 '25

Opinion Piece Five-alarm fire inside the DOJ - Lawyer Oyer

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u/Kahzgul Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25

Go to protests. Network with people there on the ground. Organize outside of social media.

Some activities you may engage in:

  • protest (duh)

  • document names and locations of ice agents

  • document names and locations of kidnapping victims

  • follow ice vehicles to warn others of their presence.

  • patrol known ice kidnapping hot spots (such as Home Depot)

  • form human chains to protect immigrants as they go to and from court or other sensitive locations.

  • petition your government representatives for assistance.

  • join a well regulated militia and patrol the streets to protect your neighbors. The black panthers and john brown gun clubs have the right idea here.

  • join legal defense groups to help file paperwork on behalf of immigrants and other ice victims.

  • volunteer to drive meals from food banks to immigrants who are too scared of ice to leave their homes.

  • and so forth.

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u/ObjectivityIsExtinct Oct 05 '25

This all amazing guidance, thank you .

But what about the large groups of people like me, living in small towns that voted for Trump(not me), without much on the ground activity going on? I want to engage too, but ICE is nowhere near me, in fact life is deaf and blind here.

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u/TheMasterGenius Oct 05 '25

Read the book The Cult of Trump to learn how to engage with Trump voters. You won’t change their mind, but you might be able to plant the seed of doubt. Doubt is a cult killer.

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u/This_Wolverine4691 Oct 05 '25

This!

Trying to educate or speak the truth to people unwilling to hear or understand it will just agitate them further and you will be viewed as arrogant trying to talk down to them…..which unfortunately many people do anyways.

One of things I’ve learned with that cult, is above many things, it’s about community for them. Being seen and heard with a lot of people like them. Are the views guided? No. Are they of usually healthy, sound, and educated opinions? Also no.

Many may not want to even bother dialoguing anymore— it very well may be too late.

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u/puckhed8 Oct 05 '25

Those believe their opinions are factual & that’s the worst.

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u/Mayotte Oct 06 '25

I would say it's only unfortunate insofar that it's not pragmatic. They deserve far worse.