Politics & Government

Anti-ICE Billboard Appears In East Bay

An existing billboard was vandalized, altering the message and its source.

EMERYVILLE, CA — A billboard in Emeryville was vandalized overnight, and the group of activists responsible changed the wording from "We make junk disappear," to "We make kids disappear," -ICE.

They also filmed the crime in progress along Interstate Highway 80 near the Shellmound Street exit.

An "activist art collective" calling itself INDECLINE has taken responsibility for the crime.

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In a statement emailed to local reporters this morning INDECLINE said the action was a direct response to "President Trump's handling of the current immigration crisis, particularly, the separation of young children
from their families."

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the altered billboard.

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1-800-GOT-JUNK, the company that owns the vandalized advertisement, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Make Kids Disappear - I.C.E. from Indecline on Vimeo.

— Story and top photo: Bay City News

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