‘Liberty Vans’ appear across US to help immigrants – and document ICE raids

Volunteers offer moral and legal support, and document ICE actions with the aim of holding people accountable

As ICE operations ramped up across the US over the past year, vans emblazoned with imagery of the Statue of Liberty have been deployed in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and most recently, Minneapolis. Liberty Vans, or camioneta de la libertad in Spanish, are on a mission to defend vulnerable communities in the crosshairs of federal enforcement.

Volunteers in the small fleet of three vans - which are named for the second world war Liberty ships that delivered supplies to Allied forces - offer moral and legal support, stand in visible solidarity with families and document ICE operations so people can see the human impact of the military-style raids that have become a daily part of American life.