Proud Boys march in Raleigh for Lumbees | ICE arrests alleged Tren de Aragua member(s) in Raleigh | Immigration protests continue
No. 111 — Feb. 9-Feb. 15, 2025
Proud Boys draw attention to Lumbee protest
Last Saturday, dozens of the oft-maligned Proud Boys joined a Lumbee protest to draw attention to toxic pollution in the Lumber River as well as "Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women:"
"We just appreciated them, because at least they come and they did stand up for what is right," said Lumbee woman Reba Scott, who was involved in organizing the protest, in a video addressing the "backlash" over the Proud Boys. "If y'all didn't like that, I am sorry that made y'all feel some type of way."
According to posts by the Cape Fear Proud Boys on their Telegram channel, the self-described "Western Chauvinists" joined the protest in solidarity with multiple NC Proud Boys who are members of the Lumbee tribe:
Two major problems face the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina. Toxins in their drinking water and the disappearance, human trafficking and murder of Lumbee women
A few Lumbee women wished to raise awareness to these issues at the North Carolina state capitol this weekend. They asked for our help. Good or bad, black and yellow brings attention nonetheless.
There are North Carolina Proud Boys who are members of the Lumbee tribe. Their problems are our problems. Their battles are our battles.
Source: Official Cape Fear Proud Boys - Telegram
The Lumberton wastewater treatment plant accepts leachate from the landfills as part of the city’s pretreatment program. Leachate is the fluid filtering through the landfill and is generated from liquids present in the waste and rainwater. This particular landfill has very high concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of chemicals that are difficult to break down in the environment and when consumed in drinking water build up in the body. PFAS are commonly known as "forever chemicals”, and have also been detected in the Lumber River.
Leachate must be treated at a wastewater facility. The Lumberton wastewater treatment plant has the capability to treat it and has agreed to do so in order to generate revenue, but there are currently no standards on PFAS in terms of wastewater.
These chemicals can be found in multiple locations on Lumbee lands and are slowly poisoning the tribe.
Official Cape Fear Proud Boys - Telegram
The third leading cause of death in the female American Indian population, behind cancer and heart disease is murder. American Indian women are ten times more likely to be victims of murder and human trafficking than American women of any other ethnicity.
The women listed above aren’t strangers. They are local wives, sisters and mothers. Many are still missing.
During the last four years we witnessed the weaponization of federal law enforcement as they arrested grandmothers praying in front of abortion clinics and mothers at school board meetings. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Indian Affairs estimates there are 4,200 missing and murdered American Indian women cases still unsolved. Our sincerest hope is the new administration puts as much effort into finding these women as the previous administration did finding J6 protesters.
Official Cape Fear Proud Boys - Telegram
The protest also reportedly included members from the Eastside Regulators, Catawba Valley, Northwest NC, Rocky River, and Black River chapters of the Proud Boys.
Immigration protests continue in Raleigh and Durham
The supporters of illegal immigration continued their Mexican-flag-studded rallies on Sunday, with a protest in Durham organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and a protest in Raleigh on Capital Boulevard.
Banners at the socialist rally in Durham read "Money for the people's needs, not the war machine!" and "The people united will defend the migrant families" (translated from Spanish;) and signs at the Raleigh protest included "We have to shout what our parents kept quiet" (translated from Spanish) and "F--- ICE F--- Trump F--- Fascists."
Mass shooting suspect arrested in Raleigh as ICE cracks down on notorious gang
Tren de Aragua gang suspect arrested in Raleigh as part of ICE crackdown - Carolina Journal
ICE arrests suspected Tren de Aragua gang member and 10 others during raid in Raleigh - N&O
ICE arrests TdA gang member suspected in Chicago mass shooting - Press Release
ICE has arrested a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member, Ricardo Padillia-Granadillo, who is also a suspect in a mass shooting in Chicago.
Granadillo, a Venezuelan, was paroled into the country after illegally entering the Texas border on October 1, 2022 and did not show up for an immigration hearing scheduled for September of last year, according to ICE, who say Granadillo was arrested without incident at a Raleigh residence where authorities also found a handgun, ammunition, and ten other Venezuelan nationals. (Although it's not included in the ICE press release, the News & Observer reports that the ten Venezuelans were also taken into custody as illegal immigrants.)
Tren de Aragua is somewhat new to the US, but has captured national attention recently after taking over an apartment complex in Aurora, CO. Recent Tren de Aragua related arrests by ICE announced over the past week include:
8 Venezuelan illegal aliens charged in relation to human trafficking in Tennessee
A Venezuelan illegal alien in Indianapolis who is wanted by Chilean authorities in connection with a kidnapping
A Venezuelan illegal alien in Texas who had previously been convicted in relation to smuggling weapons out of the US
Three Indians among eleven arrested in Durham ICE raids
US border patrol confirms immigrant arrests in Durham neighborhood. Advocates object. - N&O
Indian Americans react to ICE raids, push for undocumented residents to be informed - N&O
Recent Durham ICE raids spark concern amongst Triangle Indian American community - ABC11
Durham residents express concern after customs arrests in neighborhood - WRAL
Although the illegal immigrants in our communities may predominantly be citizens of Latin American countries, an ICE raid in Durham this week which arrested three Indian men reminds us that foreigners of other nationalities can violate our immigration laws as well.
The raid, which occurred in an "older middle-class neighborhood of modest homes" in north Durham (Northgate Park,) led to neighbors questioning the masked agents on camera and holding a press conference complaining about the raid along with the anti-immigration-enforcement group Siembra NC, which also holds anti-ICE training sessions.
ICE has not released info on the 11 arrested in the Durham raids beyond the fact that they were in the country illegally.
