Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo posted a video to her Facebook account on Monday advising constituents how to avoid immigration officers.
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PortlandCityCouncilmemberAngelitaMorillothisweekadvisedresidentstobuyaburnerphoneanduseencryptedmessagingappstoavoidbeingtrackedbyimmigrationofficersandfederalagents.
Inanearlythree-minutevideopostedtoherFacebookaccount,Morilloofferedwayspeoplecould“protect”themselvesinresponsetoPresidentDonaldTrumpdeployingtheNationalGuardtoPortlandtodefendImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement(ICE)facilities.
“Yourphone?Youshouldconsiderthisatrackerandalisteningdeviceatalltimes,”Morillosaidinhervideo.“Withyourphone,theycantrackyourlocation.Theycanseewhoyoumetwith.Ifyouhappentoorganizewithabunchofdifferentpeopleandyoualltookthebustothesamesecurelocation,guesswhat?Theyhaveapatternofwhoyouorganizewith,whoyoutalkto,andhowlongandwhy.”
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