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Johnny2X2X

(23,733 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:52 AM Jan 16

ICE Going Door to Door in Grand Rapids, MI today

Multiple reports, pics, and videos on social media today. ICE is terrorizing Grand Rapids today. They're on the West Side and in Godwin Heights near the high school currently. They're attacking people who answer their door they're stopping cars. Be careful out there.

So this isn't Minneapolis, this is coming to your town and your neighborhood.

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ICE Going Door to Door in Grand Rapids, MI today (Original Post) Johnny2X2X Jan 16 OP
Buy a whistle mysteryowl Jan 16 #1
Screw whistles popsdenver Jan 16 #6
Go for it. mysteryowl Jan 16 #9
And some hearing protection for yourself while you're at it. 🌞❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #17
Which brings up another thing popsdenver Jan 16 #26
Buy a gun. Trueblue1968 Jan 16 #19
They go into big hunting BLUE states popsdenver Jan 16 #31
Governor Walz emphasizes peacefulness in his recent address. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #32
This is only going to get worse unless they are defunded. Fil1957 Jan 16 #2
There is a vote in 2 weeks. mysteryowl Jan 16 #3
My understanding is that there will be alternative sources of funding after 2 weeks. Nevertheless, every effort should Fil1957 Jan 16 #20
Don't hold your breath on Schumer awesomerwb1 Jan 16 #28
Something has to be done Johnny2X2X Jan 16 #4
This is collective punishment. OGBuzz Jan 16 #11
I feel like people are in a fog Johnny2X2X Jan 16 #13
Be careful what you visualize. littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #34
My visualization will not affect anything Johnny2X2X Jan 16 #37
It affects your stress level and that is a going concern for all of us. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #38
ICE and Border Patrol popsdenver Jan 16 #16
That was the reason for Mark Kelly's video - the US Army cannot be used for domestic law enforcement FakeNoose Jan 16 #23
Hey FN popsdenver Jan 16 #24
...or defeated orion9941 Jan 16 #12
The funding runs out in 14 days. We can act. If we hurry. littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #18
We all saw how well defund the police messaging worked out neohippie Jan 16 #36
You'll never know unless you try. littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #40
I agree that "Defund the Police" was terrible messaging. I did not mean that the Democrats should use "Defund ICE" as a Fil1957 Jan 16 #41
This is only going to get worse quakerboy Jan 16 #39
Knock, Knock Jacson6 Jan 16 #5
Once they bust down the door they are targets. BidenRocks Jan 16 #7
yes they are a target. creon Jan 16 #14
That's exactly why they're doing that. They want to provoke a violent reaction, so Trump can invoke the Insurrection Act Fil1957 Jan 16 #21
yes creon Jan 16 #42
Is the DeVos family funding them? llmart Jan 16 #8
damn markie Jan 16 #10
They are all chicken shits popsdenver Jan 16 #15
Grand Rapids has a lot of wealthy Repukes, and they aren't going to like this FakeNoose Jan 16 #22
And they should be made to congress. littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #29
Yes indeed FakeNoose Jan 16 #30
❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #35
They're probably focusing on certain neighborhoods.... unblock Jan 16 #33
What to do if ICE comes to your door LetMyPeopleVote Jan 16 #25
🔥ICE funding runs out in 14 days. We can act. If we hurry. littlemissmartypants Jan 16 #27
False news MichMan Jan 16 #43

mysteryowl

(8,409 posts)
1. Buy a whistle
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:13 PM
Jan 16

I don't mean that as snarky, I am serious.
Plus, keep your cell charged for recording. It is best to record horizontal vs vertical.

popsdenver

(1,722 posts)
26. Which brings up another thing
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:52 PM
Jan 16

For large crowd control, the military already has truck mounted devices????? that can put out decibels so high, you experience un-fathomable pain. They also have truck mounted devices????? that put out microwaves???? that are so intense you think you are being burnt alive.............

popsdenver

(1,722 posts)
31. They go into big hunting BLUE states
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:02 PM
Jan 16

not thinking that those hunting citizens all have guns/?????????

But that is the last thing we should do.......it would give Trump/Republicans, an instantaneous justification to enable the Insurrection Act, repeal the Posse Comatatus Act, and declare martial law.....using that to bring in the full force of the U.S. Military across the United States and also cancel any/all elections.

They have orchestrated a perfect situation where we are: Damned if we do, Damned if we don't.

They watched Star Trek, and fashioned themselves a "BORG"......(Resistance Is Futile)
The Dems need to figure away out of this!............

I gotta tell you, the first ICE, Border Patrol, or other member of their goon squad that is shot,
It Will Be The "Shot Heard Round The World"

mysteryowl

(8,409 posts)
3. There is a vote in 2 weeks.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:27 PM
Jan 16

Call our representatives PLUS Sen. Schumer. We need Schumer to step with courage now. Schumer, organize the Senators to vote no on refunding DHS unless ICE is reformed or ended.

Fil1957

(601 posts)
20. My understanding is that there will be alternative sources of funding after 2 weeks. Nevertheless, every effort should
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:31 PM
Jan 16

be made to stop any additional funding regardless of whether it will cause ICE to shutdown immediately.

Johnny2X2X

(23,733 posts)
4. Something has to be done
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:27 PM
Jan 16

I truly think people don't get it yet, ICE is completely out of control and they're not even fully staffed yet, they're going to double or triple in numbers from what they are now. They now have orders to go door to door in violation of the Constitution and they're doing just that. They're going through neighborhoods and kicking down doors of houses that they don't even know who lives there. They're beating women, children, the elderly and hauling them away without even knowing who they are because they get paid by the head whether or not that head is an immigrant or not.

If something isn't done, everyone will know someone attacked or beaten by ICE. Your neighborhood isn't exempt.

OGBuzz

(48 posts)
11. This is collective punishment.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:58 PM
Jan 16

Every region which didn't vote majority Trump is a target.

They have shown us who they are and what this is.
Recently Noem spoke from a podium behind the logo 'one of ours, all of yours'. How this didn't receive the coverage it deserved amazes me. The phrase is credited to Nazis in 1942 when they massacred an entire Czech village in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.

Johnny2X2X

(23,733 posts)
13. I feel like people are in a fog
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:05 PM
Jan 16

And I feel like mass killing of civilians is just around the corner.

Johnny2X2X

(23,733 posts)
37. My visualization will not affect anything
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:15 PM
Jan 16

You basically have the White House telling ICE employees to use deadly force and that they will have their back when they do.

I think we're way far down the rabbit hole and people are still thinking it's just not going to come to their door.

popsdenver

(1,722 posts)
16. ICE and Border Patrol
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:18 PM
Jan 16

are insignificant compared to them militarizing the entire force of U.S. soldiers, and turning them loose under martial law.

FakeNoose

(40,435 posts)
23. That was the reason for Mark Kelly's video - the US Army cannot be used for domestic law enforcement
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:41 PM
Jan 16

popsdenver

(1,722 posts)
24. Hey FN
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:47 PM
Jan 16

Don't you wish you had a dollar for every time we all said: "He Can't Do That" ????
Or all the times we have said: "That Is Against The Law" or "That is Un-constitutional".......???????????????

We would have more money than Elon, Bezos, and that entire crowd of Zillionaires......

WASF

littlemissmartypants

(32,142 posts)
18. The funding runs out in 14 days. We can act. If we hurry.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:23 PM
Jan 16

ICE and Border Patrol are part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is currently funded only through January 30.

The new funding bill that's currently being written is our opportunity to put significant restrictions on ICE and ensure it doesn't get a single penny more to enable its brutality.

This bill cannot pass without Dem votes in the Senate, so we have real leverage here. But we need to act fast, and we need to be loud.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10114800

neohippie

(1,259 posts)
36. We all saw how well defund the police messaging worked out
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:15 PM
Jan 16

While ICE is out of control and seemingly unaccountable I am not sure that the Democratic members of Congress will be able to successfully defund ICE and how well that message is going to resonate. Working on making them accountable and operating in a less violent, reckless and lawless way needs to be the message the last defund the police messaging campaign seemed to just bring a lot of blowback and no success

Fil1957

(601 posts)
41. I agree that "Defund the Police" was terrible messaging. I did not mean that the Democrats should use "Defund ICE" as a
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:26 PM
Jan 16

message, just that it should be done in practice. For messaging, call it a "moratorium on funding" until reforms have been made, or something like that.

Jacson6

(1,802 posts)
5. Knock, Knock
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:29 PM
Jan 16

Person: May I help you?
ICE: hey, we got this cool deal that if you allow us to deport you to any where in the world he will pay for your plane ticket and give ya $3k. What do you think?
Person: Give me the $3k and I will think it over.

Fil1957

(601 posts)
21. That's exactly why they're doing that. They want to provoke a violent reaction, so Trump can invoke the Insurrection Act
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:34 PM
Jan 16

and declare martial law.

popsdenver

(1,722 posts)
15. They are all chicken shits
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:15 PM
Jan 16

insecure pussies, going where they won't get resistance that they can't possibly handle.

Why Minneapolis, or grand Rapids???????? Small population.........
Going to small cities to overwhelmingly roll out his Insurrection Act/Martial Law???????

Even Minneapolis frightened them off..so go to an even smaller population community??????

*************************************************
Why not NYCity or LA??????????

NY City Population: 8,500,000.

LA Population: 10,000,000.

Minneapolis: 500,000

St Paul 313,000


Terrorism is used to strike fear into the masses, especially Domestic Terrorism...........

I would love to round up all of ICE, Border Patrol, Proud Boy's etc give them parachutes, put them on planes and air drop them into actual war zones, and see them cower when confronted with REAL frikken resistance, esp ones that shoot back....

FakeNoose

(40,435 posts)
22. Grand Rapids has a lot of wealthy Repukes, and they aren't going to like this
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:37 PM
Jan 16

Angry phone calls are being be made to the White House today.

littlemissmartypants

(32,142 posts)
29. And they should be made to congress.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:55 PM
Jan 16

ICE and Border Patrol are part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is currently funded only through January 30.

The new funding bill that's currently being written is our opportunity to put significant restrictions on ICE and ensure it doesn't get a single penny more to enable its brutality.

This bill cannot pass without Dem votes in the Senate, so we have real leverage here. But we need to act fast, and we need to be loud.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10114800

littlemissmartypants

(32,142 posts)
27. 🔥ICE funding runs out in 14 days. We can act. If we hurry.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:53 PM
Jan 16

ICE and Border Patrol are part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is currently funded only through January 30.

The new funding bill that's currently being written is our opportunity to put significant restrictions on ICE and ensure it doesn't get a single penny more to enable its brutality.

This bill cannot pass without Dem votes in the Senate, so we have real leverage here. But we need to act fast, and we need to be loud.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10114800

MichMan

(16,770 posts)
43. False news
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:29 PM
Jan 16

It was a collaboration between Grand Rapids PD and the DEA. Had nothing to do with immigration or ICE.

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