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Volunteering with the ICE List Wiki

The ICE List Wiki is a public-interest documentation project cataloguing ICE agents, incidents, vehicles, facilities, and enforcement agreements across the United States. Volunteers help expand and maintain this archive so it remains accurate, verifiable, and continuously updated.

This page gives a brief overview of what volunteers do, how the workflow operates, and how to join.

What Volunteers Do

Volunteers help the project in several core areas:

1. Build Incident Pages

Use available evidence (articles, videos, social posts, legal filings) to create clear, structured incident pages.
Extract the identifiable agents, vehicles, facilities, and locations involved.
Cross-link the incident using existing templates on the site.

2. Build Agent Profiles

When incidents reveal identifiable agents, volunteers help complete or expand their profile pages.
Unnamed agents receive temporary profile pages; these should be completed using screenshots, images, or stills from the incident where they appeared.
Redlinks for agents should only be created when an agent is actually identifiable from evidence.

3. Document Vehicles

Create and complete vehicle pages referenced in incidents.
Add screenshots, state information, and—when possible—rename the page to the plate_number + state format.

4. Track News and Media Sources

When a news article or report is relevant, volunteers create a page using the news template.
If the article references an incident, create or update the corresponding incident page.
If the article references an agent, vehicle, or facility, ensure the correct cross-links are added.

5. Improve Existing Pages

Some pages need cleanup, expanded summaries, source additions, or completion of infoboxes.
Use discretion: do not create redlinks for volunteers; only create missing pages tied to agents, incidents, vehicles, or facilities.

Explaining each role

Every role below feeds the same goal: accurate, sourced, public-record documentation held to our two-source minimum. You don't need experience for most of them. You need care, consistency, and a bit of time. Pick whatever fits the hours you actually have.

OSINT: Open-source intelligence work. You take a lead and confirm it against public records, you will work alongside others to identify agents. This is methodical verification, not guesswork: cross-referencing official records, public filings, and on-the-record reporting. Relevant skills are a must, this is not a role for learners.

Light Research: You will be tasked with researching elements of ICE. Help us fill out the Boycott list, discover more about ICE facilities, prison camps, flight data, and more.

News tracking: You monitor coverage of immigration enforcement and log relevant stories into the tracker. We're building a continuous record of what's happening and where. We want to have an entire record of news coverage from the moment Trump's second term began.

Social media watch: If you already spend time scrolling social media, you can turn that into real documentation. You can choose to simply take note of social media posts you scroll past, or you can specifically seek them out. It's flexible and it's genuinely valuable to the project, because a lot of what matters surfaces first on social media. If you can spare even an hour or two a week, hell, even less than that, this would be a great help to the team.

Data entry: You take verified information from other teams and enter it cleanly into the wiki using our templates. Accuracy and tidiness matter more than speed. A calm, focused role that keeps the whole archive usable.

Photography: Are you a photographer? Are ICE active in your state and you simply have a camera on your phone? Whichever it is, you may be able to provide the most clear visual data our team can use. You can choose to dedicate yourself to this role, or simply just take photos every now and then.

Detailing: This is the role that brings everything together, and we'd love more hands on it. You will sift through data recorded by other groups and pull out the details that matter: faces, license plates, and other identifying information from images, videos, and social media. It's focused, flexible work you can do in short sittings, and it's where scattered material becomes something the rest of the team can actually build on. Even an hour here and there moves us forward.

Apply to Join

After applying:

You will receive a volunteer login.
Your edits will go into a review queue.
Once you’re comfortable with the workflow, you can take on larger tasks at your own pace.

We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds—whether you have five minutes a day or hours each week. Every contribution helps build a public resource that holds power to account.

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 * Use discretion: do not create redlinks for volunteers; only create missing pages tied to agents, incidents, vehicles, or facilities.
-== How Volunteers Work ==
+== Explaining each role ==
-* Volunteers operate with **initiative**, but always follow the site's structure and naming conventions.
+Every role below feeds the same goal: accurate, sourced, public-record documentation held to our two-source minimum. You don't need experience for most of them. You need care, consistency, and a bit of time. Pick whatever fits the hours you actually have.
-* Edits go through an approval system—admins review all contributions before they go live.
-* Accuracy is essential: every claim must be supported by a link, screenshot, or reference.
-* Volunteers do **not** contact victims, families, witnesses, or officials. All work is evidence-based and publicly sourced.
-If you’re unsure about the structure of a page, look at well-formatted entries and follow their layout.
+;OSINT
+:Open-source intelligence work. You take a lead and confirm it against public records, you will work alongside others to identify agents. This is methodical verification, not guesswork: cross-referencing official records, public filings, and on-the-record reporting. Relevant skills are a must, this is not a role for learners.
-== Apply to Join ==
+;Light Research
+:You will be tasked with researching elements of ICE. Help us fill out the Boycott list, discover more about ICE facilities, prison camps, flight data, and more.
-'''Temporary notice''' This page is currently experiencing a technical issue due to an external service disruption. Submissions are temporarily unavailable.
+;News tracking
+:You monitor coverage of immigration enforcement and log relevant stories into the tracker. We're building a continuous record of what's happening and where. We want to have an entire record of news coverage from the moment Trump's second term began.
-We are actively working to restore full functionality. This page will be back shortly.
+;Social media watch
+:If you already spend time scrolling social media, you can turn that into real documentation. You can choose to simply take note of social media posts you scroll past, or you can specifically seek them out. It's flexible and it's genuinely valuable to the project, because a lot of what matters surfaces first on social media. If you can spare even an hour or two a week, hell, even less than that, this would be a great help to the team.
-If you need to submit information in the meantime, please email us directly at '''icelistcd@pm.me'''. Include any relevant details, links, images, or documents, and note the page you were attempting to submit through.
+;Data entry
+:You take verified information from other teams and enter it cleanly into the wiki using our templates. Accuracy and tidiness matter more than speed. A calm, focused role that keeps the whole archive usable.
-This page will be restored as soon as possible.
+;Photography
+:Are you a photographer? Are ICE active in your state and you simply have a camera on your phone? Whichever it is, you may be able to provide the most clear visual data our team can use. You can choose to dedicate yourself to this role, or simply just take photos every now and then.
+;Detailing
+:This is the role that brings everything together, and we'd love more hands on it. You will sift through data recorded by other groups and pull out the details that matter: faces, license plates, and other identifying information from images, videos, and social media. It's focused, flexible work you can do in short sittings, and it's where scattered material becomes something the rest of the team can actually build on. Even an hour here and there moves us forward.
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