#42 ¿Que pasó? with Señor B - week of 1/12

I was recently talking with my homie Jordan about the ICE protests erupting across the country. There’s a constant, familiar reminder in the media and from city officials: "Keep it peaceful." They say it’s the only way to keep our communities safe and get our point across effectively.

But there is a glaring, dangerous hypocrisy at play.

Time and time again, we are witnessing ICE officers and state officials act completely outside the law. They violate fundamental human rights and inflict systemic violence on our people with zero accountability. It is a rigged game: they are asking one side to play fair while the other side breaks every single rule.

When has real, transformative change ever come from "peace" when the opposition is inherently violent? Revolutions happen because there comes a point where the oppressed must rise up. You cannot appeal to the morality of a corrupt organization that has none. ICE detains people without warrants, ignores constitutional protections, and faces no consequences even when their actions lead to the death of non-violent citizens.

To demand peace from the community while the state maintains a monopoly on violence isn't a call for order; it’s a demand for submission.

It feels like every day our feeds are flooded with new, heartbreaking footage of families being torn apart. The latest video to go viral is devastating: it shows three young girls sobbing after their father was taken, and images of them watching it happen. He wasn’t a shadow in the night; he was detained in a public, violent manner right outside a courthouse in Los Angeles.

We need to be clear about what we are seeing: these are children being forced to endure life-altering trauma in the most inhumane way possible. And for what?

There has to be a better way than ripping families apart at the roots. There is a deep irony in the fact that many of the people celebrating these "enforcement actions" claim to care about the sanctity of children and the family unit'; but that empathy apparently stops if those children are brown.

We have to remember that humanity must come first. Politics should never be an excuse to traumatize a child. I am currently looking into the best ways to support this specific family; as soon as I have a verified link for their legal defense or a support fund, I will share it with you all.

I want to take a moment to acknowledge the courage coming out of Minnesota right now. It has been incredibly inspiring to see so many of the homies putting themselves on the line to support vulnerable communities there. I’ve watched people fly out not just to document what’s happening, but to physically push back against the tide of hate currently sweeping through our country.

For many of us, myself included, showing up in that specific way isn’t an option because of our immigration status. We don’t have the privilege of risking an arrest or a confrontation with the state. Seeing you all step into that gap on our behalf is beautiful.

Thank you for being in the corner of those who need it most. We know this fight is about so much more than just immigration policy; it’s about our shared humanity, the integrity of the Constitution, and the fundamental difference between right and wrong.

Let’s keep pushing.