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A faith-based grassroots organization in the San Joaquin Valley is ramping up its resources and engaging its network of people to help communities that could be targeted by immigration raids this weekend. The New York Times reported Thursday morning Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to arrest and deport thousands of people over multiple days starting Sunday. After the news surfaced, Faith in the Valley started taking local action. The organization is reaching out to communities across the San Joaquin Valley to warn them, providing moral support, and contacting lawyers who could help in emergency situations, said Ariana Martinez Lott, the valley watch coordinator for Faith in the Valley. It’s also been giving out Know Your Rights cards, that explain the 4th and 5th Amendments. “Our stand was since the beginning: ‘We will not back down to fear we will not give in to these intimidation threats and we will stand in our power and we won’t go into panic mode’,” Martinez Lott
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