"Under Trump, ICE is essentially operating as a lawless paramilitary operation, intended to intimidate Americans—immigrants and citizens alike—with shocking displays of brute force such as the sweep of MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, in which 90 National Guardsmen and dozens of ICE agents, utilizing 17 military Humvees and four tactical vehicles, descended on a mostly empty park, terrifying the few young kids and parents playing together.
We’ve seen the videos. We’ve heard the eyewitness accounts. ICE agents are kidnapping and assaulting people in broad daylight. They are doing so while masked up, refusing to identify themselves, and wearing civilian clothing like jeans and sneakers. They jump out of unmarked vans and tackle, shove, and punch civilians, and frankly, other than the ICE vests or jackets they wear—which have been available for sale on Amazon for $29.99—they often look and act more like gang members than law enforcement agents. Bystanders who have asked for identification or arrest warrants have been assaulted and arrested. Those who seek to film these incidents have been threatened at gunpoint.
Actual police officers follow the law. They wear body cameras and are subject to disciplinary action if they violate the constitutional rights of the civilians they are meant to protect. But this is not the case with ICE agents, who are completely unaccountable and totally out of control. ICE agents have assaulted citizens, elected officials, including members of Congress, and even police officers.
And the reality here is that ICE is making our communities more dangerous, not safer."
~ Dave Min
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/07/17/dave-min-no-one-is-above-the-law-including-ice-agents/
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