LOS ANGELES, California — Residents in the Highland Park neighborhood are installing warning sirens to alert neighbors when federal immigration agents are seen in the area, part of a grassroots response to stepped-up enforcement actions.
Organizers with the Highland Park Community Support Group say the sirens are intended to give families time to move indoors if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are spotted nearby. Amanda Alcalde, who founded the group, said flyers have already been distributed and the first siren is scheduled to be installed Feb. 23 near Monte Vista Street and Avenue 56, close to a dual-language school.
“If you hear the siren, ICE is in the community,” one flyer states…