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Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities

  • Written by Oliver Kaplan, Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Denver
imageIn Detroit, Mich., volunteers with the Detroit People's Assembly put together whistle kits designed to alert the community when immigration agents are nearby. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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