US Edition26-year-old man arrested, charged for allegedly impersonating ICE agent
- On March 16, 2025, a black 2019 Ford SUV with fake ICE emblems was seen patrolling outside the Emish Market in Fife, Washington, causing alarm as occupants appeared to record employees and customers.
- The vehicle, identified as a former Tukwila Police Department patrol car that had been deemed a total loss and sold to a private buyer after a crash, prompted investigations by the Fife Police Department , the FBI, and Homeland Security Investigations Seattle field offices after a 911 call reported a suspicious vehicle.
- Following public tips and information from Tukwila Police, authorities identified the suspect as Ilya P. Kukhar, a 26-year-old Washington resident.
- Ilya Kukhar has been charged with one count of Criminal Impersonation in the Second Degree and faces a gross misdemeanor, with his arraignment scheduled for April 11 at Fife Municipal Court, though it remains unclear if he will face federal charges.
- An ICE spokesperson previously told KING 5 that the agency "strongly condemns" the impersonation of its agents, calling it "dangerous and illegal.
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Fife Police Department (FIFE, Wa) — A man was charged for posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Washington state, according to police. Ilya Kukhar, 26, was charged on Thursday for impersonating an ICE officer after he allegedly drove a vehicle that “displayed prominent emblems with large letters spelling ‘I.C.E’ along with a pseudo-seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,” the Fife Police Department said in a state…
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