As Trump’s immigration crackdown continues, ethics questions are being raised over the use of masked federal agents

Letter to the editor: Trump's America

Recently our 12-year-old daughter came home from school and told us that she and her friends had devised an escape plan should ICE raid their Helena school (including an immigration lawyer to call!)

Florida Man Poses as ICE Agent and Tries to Deport Two Men, Gets Arrested Instead

A Florida man was arrested for impersonating an ICE agent after attempting to detain two people at a traffic stop

As Trump’s immigration crackdown continues, ethics questions are being raised over the use of masked federal agents

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration continues to expand its deportation actions, startling scenes have emerged in recent weeks of masked federal agents in plain clothes detaining international students on campus or near their homes, raising serious questions about those tactics and their authority to wear face coverings. There is no federal policy dictating when officers can or should cover their faces during arrests, but his…

ICE agent impersonations spike in wake of immigration crackdown

(NewsNation) — Impersonators pretending to be immigration agents are spreading fear among migrants already uncertain about their future in the country. Cases of illegitimate Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been reported across the country. Some have been charged with federal criminal crimes of impersonating a federal law enforcement agent. In Florida, a 23-year-old man was recently arrested and charged when police said that he cl…

Florida man impersonates ICE agent, threatens to deport 2 men, police say

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 7 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The Martin County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office said Thursday they arrested a man for impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Police say that 23-year-old José Juan Lopez attempted to pull over two Hispanic men, threatening to deport them.  However, the victims were wary of Lopez and recog…

Immigration under Trump — What is ICE doing in Lafayette?

Christmas, family barbecues, quinceañeras — Jorge Rojas Perez was there and happy to be. “He’s a great dancer, a really beautiful person,” Graciela Perez says of her brother-in-law. “He’s like a boy, he’s never going to grow up,” says her husband, Pedro Perez, with the loving scorn of an older brother. In his 20s, Jorge followed his older brother from Mexico to Acadiana two decades ago to escape the threat of violence in their hometown. He found…