The ICE raids that we’re seeing today are not a new tactic. They bring to mind the Fugitive Slave Acts.

The Fugitive Slave Acts were a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway enslaved people within certain states. The first act was enacted by Congress in 1793. The second act, which added more provisions and harsher punishments, was enacted in 1850 due to widespread resistance to the first act. 

The resistance to the Fugitive Slave Acts provides a historical model for defending Due Process rights in the present. 

Check out this video for more of my discussion on this topic with civil rights attorney Angela Groves.