ICE Is Treating Immigration Raids Like Content

<p><strong>SUPPORT ME ON PATREON </strong>for ad-free and bonus episodes!!! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz"><u>https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz</u></a> </p><p><strong>Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter</strong>, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 <a href="https://www.usermag.co"><u>https://www.usermag.co</u></a>    </p><p>Since Trump took office, ICE has rapidly transformed itself from an under the radar agency into an influencer-style media machine, churning out non-stop viral videos of tactical operations and immigration raids.</p><p>ICE's ability to dominate the internet has come to serve as a blueprint for other Trump administration agencies, and their relentless focus on virality is already reshaping public opinion on immigrants. </p><p>Drew Harwell is a reporter at The Washington Post and he recently published an investigation into ICE's social media blitz. He joins me to:</p><ul><li><p>Reveal the inside information he uncovered about how ICE's internet meme team operates</p></li><li><p>Expose what ICE's internal chat logs reveal about their approach to the internet</p></li><li><p>The Gen Z clip farming operation ICE is employing</p></li><li><p>Break down how a previously under the radar federal law enforcement group became an “influencer-style media machine” </p></li></ul><p>Follow me:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz"><u>https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz</u></a>                   </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz3.0"><u>https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz3.0</u></a>                   </p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz</u></a> <br /></p>