Well damn — they brought back Tom Brady at the last minute and dumped me in Cleveland to make my own way home.

But if you think I'm disappointed, imagine the crushing blow that’s just landed on the Ladies on Invisible Greenwich.

'White saviors'' use of whistles causes bitter internal rift inside anti-ICE movement

Organizations from Seattle to Maryland tell predominantly White activists to quit 'White Savior' behavior during ICE operations

Immigrant groups have a message for their mostly White allies: Quit blowing the whistle on ICE. 

… Signal chat rooms reveal that a new internal feud has erupted inside the anti-ICE protest industry, pitting immigrant-led organizations against predominately White "rapid response" networks that have made whistle-blowing a dramatic part of anti-ICE protests. ….

Groups from Seattle to Montgomery County, Md., are telling mostly White "rapid responders" to back off a dynamic described by activists as "White Savior," reminding them they are not cameo actors in an "action movie" against ICE.

This past weekend, the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network — known locally as "WAISN," a Seattle-based, immigrant-led organization, publicly rebuked the practice of whistles, setting off a backlash inside mostly White liberal activist "rapid response" circles.

"WHY WAISN RAPID RESPONSE DOES NOT USE WHISTLES," the group wrote in an Instagram post, emphasizing, "We show up with care and accountability, not noise or panic."

"It is not about being the loudest, the bravest, or the most visible person on the scene or confronting immigration agents. It is a commitment to non-violence, discipline and harm reduction, centering the well-being of the most vulnerable immigrant and refugee committees in Washington," the post continued.

The message amounted to a blunt directive: Put away the whistles.