HONOLULU (Island News) — A newly-formed coalition on Oʻahu is asking the public to help document immigration enforcement activity, launching a hotline to report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
The Oʻahu Rapid Response Coalition announced the hotline Thursday, citing what it said is a 461% increase in ICE arrests in Hawaiʻi in recent months. The group said some individuals have been detained without a criminal record.
“When this administration started, they said the priority for detentions was going to be those with criminal records,” said Neribel Chardon, a senior staff attorney with The Legal Clinic. “However, not even two months into the administration, that policy changed and everybody who is without a status or that overstay are the targets.”…