A close-up shows an ICE shoulder patch on a uniformed officer in camouflage, while other officers gather around a table reviewing a document with a photo, with hands and devices visible in the background.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Response Team operators attend a pre-operation brief about a wanted criminal illegal alien they were tasked to apprehend in Warwick, Rhode Island in Dec. 2025. The man was responsible for breaking an ICE officer's leg during an earlier apprehension attempt. (ICE via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 1/3/26— The first rapid response network and watch hotline for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Mendocino County has launched with the help of several local volunteers.  

Anyone who sees ICE agents in the area can call (707) 621-8220 to report sightings to the Mendocino County Rapid Response Network, which has volunteers trained and ready to quickly identify, verify, and inform the community if ICE is conducting raids or detaining immigrants locally. 

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Sydney Fishman is a UC Berkeley California Local News Fellow and lives full time in Ukiah. Reach her at sydney@mendovoice.com or through her Signal username @sydannfish.67.