Tracking ICE Activity in Berkshire County

This form, developed by the Berkshire Alliance to Support the Immigrant Community (BASIC), is to be used to report I.C.E activity in the Berkshires and I.C.E detentions of Berkshire County residents. This is NOT a rapid response tool, and no assistance of any kind will be provided simply by filling out this form. However, BASIC will compile the information and use it to inform trainings and initiatives. We may follow up with those who have filled out the form to ask clarifying questions.

Please follow these guidelines:

Only fill out this form if you have received detailed information from a known member of the community about I.C.E activity. Please do not fill out this form if you have simply heard a rumor and have not spoken to anyone who witnessed or was privy to the incident.

Do NOT include any identifying information about any individuals. Instead, please use descriptors based on age, race, gender, etc.

ICE Tracking Form

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Who is filling out this form? Please provide your name.

What agency are you affiliated with, if any?

What is your email address?

What is your phone number?

I am reporting:

I.C.E activity in the Berkshires that resulted in one or more arrests

I.C.E activity in the Berkshires that did NOT result in any arrest

Detention of a Berkshire County resident at an ICE check-in

How did you find out about this incident? Do not specify names, but please share your relationship with the source of the information and whether or not they witnessed the incident firsthand. Examples: "A longtime client told our office that her sister was arrested by I.C.E." "A friend told me he had heard about an I.C.E sighting at Walmart."

Date of incident (or approximate date if you are unsure)

Time of day of incident (exact time if known, or morning/afternoon/evening/night)

Town where incident took place (e.g. Pittsfield, Great Barrington, etc.)

What was the location of the incident? If it was a business or institution, please provide the business/institution name. If it was a private home, please provide the name of the street, but not the number. If it was a public place such as a bus stop or park, please provide the exact location.

If reporting I.C.E activity in the Berkshires, rather than at an I.C.E. check-in: How many I.C.E. agents were present, and how was it clear that they were I.C.E. agents? If possible, please provide a detailed description of the agents: their appearance, any badges or identification displayed, and their vehicles (make, model, color, license plate number, any lettering).

If there were arrests, please provide a description of the person/people arrested. Do NOT give specific identifying information such as names or dates of birth. Instead, provide a general description such as ages, countries of birth, and gender presentation.

Please provide a description of the incident here. Please be as detailed as possible as far as how the incident developed, WITHOUT providing names of any individuals. How did the incident begin? How many individuals were involved? Who did what as the incident developed? How did the incident conclude?

How convinced are you that this information is accurate? Please share why you feel confident in the information or any reasons you may have doubts.

Do you have videos or photos of the incident? If yes, please describe.

Any other information you would like to add?