Episode 49: When ICE Comes to Town: Trauma, Fear, and Resistance

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When ICE shows up, the damage ripples far beyond the person taken. From a quiet Colorado town to a Harlem ball field to the fire lines of Washington State, Bella Goode uncovers how sudden enforcement upends daily life. Families are torn apart, children are left afraid, and even firefighters risk detention while saving lives. These stories reveal the deeper truth: the human cost of immigration enforcement reaches far beyond the headlines.

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Harlem Ball Field: Children confronted by armed ICE agents during baseball practice and the coach who put his body on the line to protect them
• Why Border Patrol agents arrested crew members on the fire line, canceling contracts while wildfires raged
• First-hand accounts of raids that tore parents and children apart in Oklahoma and beyond
• How raids devastate local businesses, labor markets, and healthcare access.
• Stories of neighbors, coaches, and organizers building rapid-response networks and refusing to surrender to fear

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• Yampa Valley Bugle
• ICE

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Host: Bella Goode

Bella is a former Republican turned democracy advocate raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and the University of Pennsylvania with a masters of business administration from Wharton and a Masters Degree in Positive Psychology.

Career wise, Bella spent 20 years with American Express in New York and 20 years as an entrepreneur. She started and sold a fitness business that grew to 180 locations worldwide.

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