EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 19 MIN
Volunteers Help Monitor Street Corners for ICE Activity
from The Bay · host KQED
In response to arrests of street vendors and day laborers by federal immigration authorities, thousands of volunteers have mobilized to ‘adopt’ a street corner. KQED’s labor correspondent Farida Jhabvala Romero takes us to one corner in East Oakland to meet the volunteers offering their time to watch out for ICE and Border Patrol agents. This episode originally aired on Sept. 5, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In response to arrests of street vendors and day laborers by federal immigration authorities, thousands of volunteers have mobilized to ‘adopt’ a street corner. KQED’s labor correspondent Farida Jhabvala Romero takes us to one corner in East Oakland to meet the volunteers offering their time to watch out for ICE and Border Patrol agents. This episode originally aired on Sept. 5, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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