Among those services, the Rapid Response Network has a 24-hour hotline for residents to report ICE encounters or sightings; a “rapid alert” messaging system for advocates to monitor ICE activity and act as recorders; and most importantly, attorneys availabl to provide same-day legal representation for anyone transported to an ICE processing center. All of these services have been provided to date on a shoestring budget, kept afloat only through “redirected” funds and volunteer work, according to a letter by Akemi Flynn, executive director of People Acting in Community Together.

“Our staff has contributed extensive ‘volunteer’ time during our intense start up phase, and we benefited from training and technical infrastructure from a RRN partner’s statewide and national network,” he said. “But now we need the funding to sustain a strong rapid response network for our community across Santa Clara County.”

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