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US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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Police in southern California arrested a man suspected of posing as a federal immigration officer this week, the latest in a series of such arrests, as masked, plainclothes immigration agents are deployed nationwide to meet the Trump administration’s mass deportation targets.

The man, Fernando Diaz, was arrested by Huntington Park police after officers said they found a loaded gun and official-looking documents with Department of Homeland Security headings in his SUV, according to NBC Los Angeles. Officers were impounding his vehicle for parking in a handicapped zone when Diaz asked to retrieve items inside, the police said. Among the items seen by officers in the car were “multiple copies of passports not registered under the individual’s name”, NBC reports.

Diaz was arrested for possession of the allegedly unregistered firearm and released on bail.

Well, yeah ... if actual officers/agents are going around masked in plain clothes, of course some people are going to see that as a great way to get away with shit.

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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why when a supposed ICE agent won't self-identity and wears a mask and tries to kidnap me, I will absolutely defend myself by any means necessary.

[–] taco@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We the jury find the defendant: "not guilty."

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Lol jury... That person would never see a jury, they'd be sent to El Salvador and never heard from again.

[–] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

Why am I not surprised that the one guy the cops actually arrest for this is "Fernando Diaz".

Can't arrest all the "Thomas Smiths" since ICE is already "deputizing" anyone that wants to participate in their human trafficking of brown people.