Note: I am a US Citizen, so this isn’t advice for me.
But hypothetically, if I met someone who is a refugee currently in the US, who would probably be jailed or executed if deported to their home country, what are some advice I could give as to their digital OPSEC?
Should they completely ditch using phones, but at the cost of not having constant communications tool to potentially receive notification I.C.E. activities?
What are your advice?
(Just want to gather the knowledge so one day I might be able to help someone)
Uh… At the fear of sounding pedantic, do not go into a country illegally.
If I went to France or Guatemala, I would not be surprised if I suddenly get deported. In order for Laws to mean something, they have to be upheld.
Or are we supposed to pick and chose Laws, but only when convenient? If incorrect, can I rob you or get your Visa or MasterCard numbers? Promise not to use them. ;-)
Well the US should stop underdeveloping other countries if they didn’t want people to flee those countries.
Hmmm, fair point.
I am reminded of the Monroe Doctrine and say, Operation Condor.
Touché, friend. Have an upvote.
Wearing an red MAGA hat
Help them get to Canada?
If that’s not an option and they don’t already have claimant’s status, help them get somewhere off-grid.
If they’ve got claimant’s status already… the government is already keeping tabs on them and will likely hunt them down. Their best bet may be being sent to El Salvador where at least they won’t be tortured and killed (assuming that’s not where they’re from).
First would be to avoid interactions with the police - drive extra carefully, don’t let your vehicle inspection/registration expire, etc. It’s probably no longer safe to stand in the day labor zones. If they’re working under fake credentials, it might be better to find a cash paying individual to hire them as an independent contractor. Feel out your school district - mine has said they won’t be reporting anyone as undocumented. They have started referring people for excessive absences the last couple of years (that’s about getting butts in seats for funding) so you probably want to avoid getting sent to truancy court.
Find an attic to live in and start writing a diary
Tell them to fucking move to Canada. OPSEC fails at the border under this current political climate. 😂 intelligence sharing agreement probably gonna get cancelled unless Canada starts paying subscription fees and agrees to more open sharing of Canadian data.
But it sounds like moving out of the country is not an option. If they’re registered then they’re on an excel spread sheet and eventually will be caught. If they’re not registered then let them crash in your attic or garden shed.
If they have a phone not registered in their name then lockdown ios or harden their android.
If their phone is registered then remove/delete the sim card. Lockdown the phone and use the wifi networks which are everywhere for periodic information check ins. Login to a wifi network, use RSS reader to pull down all information updates, log off.
Frankly, long term survival basically requires having a sponsor hide you in an attic.
Inform them of their rights: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas#item-4476
Yea I was thinking more like Opsec stuff. I’m not sure those rights will hold up since one of the branches of government is not exactly doing their job ahem supreme court ahem
Leave the country. Seriously
Why are you there? The US always had been a shit hole but now I really don’t see why you’d want to live there
Where to?
I see a possible future.
I attempt to get political asylum in EU.
They will 99% chance reject.
Then I get deported to the US.
Then the ICE agents refuse to recognize my citizenship.
I end up in an el salvador concentration camp.
Why are your only options the EU or US? Is every other option really unavailable/worse than ending up in a concentration camp? /Gen.
Not saying you should flee just because you face oppression, just wondering about your listed reason not to.
