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Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates
(chicago.suntimes.com)
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2025
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This article talked about how what ICE was doing was illegal, but didn't ask anyone on the police force if they'd enforce the law against them.
Federal takes precedence don’t they? Agencies are supposed to succeed jurisdiction to the highest authority, and Fed>state.
sure it can take precedence, but they need to be able to show federal id to the cops to get that pass.
When they got pulled over, they would. Why are you assuming they wouldn’t?
They would, sure (if they remembered to bring it). Then ideally, in 5-10 minutes, they'll have to do it again with another cop.
Precisely. I’d love to see this enforced like it’s ticket quota time at the end of the month.
That'd be great. The cop's body cam footage would be FOIA'd in a heartbeat.
Also, every minute they're explaining to the cops who they are is a minute they're not causing havoc in the community.
IANAL but the precedence means that federal laws supercede state laws in the case of a conflict or ambiguity. It doesn't (legally) mean feds can just do whatever the fuck they want with no interference from state LE.
Now, maybe there's a federal law that says certain federal vehicles don't require license plates. In that case, the federal law could override state laws requiring them. I have no idea if that's the case though.
Federal doesn't really allow them to do anything* they want. States actually have laws in place laying out when federal law enforcement can act. My state only allows them arrest powers in felony level crimes, as an example. If they really wanted to push back, they could cause quite the little row. Another example is driving without a driver's license. My state explicitly allows certain individuals to drive without one, such as military members. Even if you're a federale, that doesn't let you do whatever you want.**
*barring our current bitches in the feds not caring about what laws they break, and no one holding them accountable
**again, current practice is to seemingly ignore anything limiting actions
As someone already mentioned, federal takes precedence when there's a conflict between the laws. Federal agents don't just have immunity from local law. They still get arrested when driving drunk, even if they're on the job at the time.