{"article":{"id":204088,"heading":"Department of Homeland Security and Border Customs Van Spotted in Santa Barbara","author":"Angie","created":"2007-08-10 23:35:27","modified":"2007-08-10 23:35:27","last_modified":"Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:35:27","article":"

After recent ICE raids in downtown Santa Barbara, today I spotted a large white van that was clearly marked \"Department of Homeland Security and Border Customs\" (This is reliable, seeing as I pulled up next to it at a stoplight). All of the windows were taped off and it appeared to be an ICE van. This is being posted as an update so citizens\/activists\/immigrants of the area can keep track of its general whereabouts. It was spotted on Hollister and Turnpike headed towards Goleta at 11:15 am on 9 August 2007. The van was identical to the one used in the prior raids about a week and a half ago. The attached picture was from a govnt -run site detailing the Santa Barbara ICE raid.

More information on the raids can be found here:

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