Sonali Kolhatkar

Throughout America, communities have been facing increasingly aggressive state enforcement under the banner of immigration control. Under the Trump Administration, ICE has vastly increased its presence, arrests, deportations, and has even caused the death of American citizens. In the face of what many call an authoritarian crackdown, communities have come together to resist and provide aid, protection, and awareness around the presence of ICE in neighborhoods across the country. The fight against ICE is multifaceted and occurs at all different levels. Whether in the streets, through advocacy, or social organizing, a frontline has emerged which directly challenges the actions and existence of ICE and the MAGA movement.

Award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author, Sonali Kolhatkar, reports on these issues from the ground level. Her new book, Breaking ICE: Community Defense Against State Terror and MAGA Fascism,  is a ripping, vivid account of the growing movement against state violence, featuring interviews with those on the frontlines of the fight for immigrant justice. Kolhatkar highlights the divide between the ICE agents, the DHS, and their supporters, terrorizing communities throughout the United States with the threat of arrest and deportation, versus the growing national movement dedicated to protecting communities, reversing racist and authoritarian policies, and otherwise challenging MAGA’s violent anti-immigration regime.