"Back in June, Chiland, a Los Angeles public-school teacher, heard rumors that National Guard troops were being marshalled on Terminal Island in preparation to arrest anti-ICE demonstrators across the city. This inspired Chiland and his wife, Maya Suzuki Daniels, to co-found the Harbor Area Peace Patrol, a group of community activists that track the movements of immigration authorities around Los Angeles."
"Maldonado, a Los Angeles-area workers-compensation hearing representative, distributed green reflective vests ("so they can't say they didn't see us"), and the group got to work. Four of the Patrollers whipped out their cellphones to photograph each passing vehicle, while Chiland managed the Peace Patrol's Instagram account-a vital tool for broadcasting information and communicating with the public. Maldonado held tally clickers in each hand (one for inbound traffic to the federal complex, one for outbound) and counted the flow of vehicles."
In June, Chiland heard rumors that National Guard troops were being marshalled on Terminal Island to prepare arrests of anti-ICE demonstrators, prompting investigation. Chiland and his wife, Maya Suzuki Daniels, co-founded the Harbor Area Peace Patrol to track immigration authorities' movements around Los Angeles. Patrollers observed Border Patrol convoys leaving the federal complex and recorded vehicle flows; one member counted about 100–130 cars daily and recorded a peak of 305 in August. Volunteers wear reflective vests, photograph passing vehicles, manage an Instagram account to broadcast information, and use tally clickers to monitor inbound and outbound traffic continually.
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