On a recent episode, independent journalist Cam Higbee shared an audio feed from a group using the Signal app to coordinate efforts aimed at interrupting actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
For instance, a “rapid response” network based in Minnesota tracks ICE vehicles, reveals their locations, and organizes confrontations with agents, which can escalate into clashes, according to a report. During the show, one of the group’s dispatchers checked in, but the content was later removed from YouTube due to copyright concerns.
“Hello! Welcome to the Cam Higbee Show! Would you like to say hi?” he greeted the dispatcher, who hesitated momentarily before responding.
“I’m Cam Higbee, and you’re on the Cam Higbee Show right now!” he reiterated, prompting the dispatcher to engage.
The shooting deaths of two individuals, Alex Preti and Renee Nicole Good, occurred during a standoff involving ICE’s attempts to detain undocumented immigrants with criminal backgrounds. Higbee has previously shared messages from these anti-ICE group communications on his social media feeds, indicating this network’s activity.
“Is there a problem with OPSEC?” one member of the anti-ICE group asked during the exchange.
“Yes, you clearly have an OPSEC issue right now. You’re live on air,” Higbee responded.
The term OPSEC, or operational security, refers to identifying crucial information that can impact mission success and taking steps to safeguard it from adversaries. Some members of the group reacted unexpectedly, with at least one making a crude remark toward Higbee, but order was eventually restored.
A reporter from a news foundation experienced an assault by an anti-ICE mob near a barricade earlier this month and was later escorted away by police. Both Higbee and journalist Nick Souter faced an attack by an anti-ICE group in January.
Violence from anti-ICE individuals targeted those supporting immigration enforcement initiatives. Footage captured by another journalist showed anti-ICE mobs clashing with counter-protesters at a rally. This event was organized by independent journalist Jake Lang to address allegations of welfare fraud involving Somali immigrants, which federal estimates suggest has cost taxpayers upwards of $9 billion.
