US EditionICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
ICE agents in Minnesota have used disguises and fake license plates in recent weeks to avoid detection amid a crackdown, raising legal concerns and citizen monitoring efforts.
- On Tuesday, ICE agents in Minnesota were reported disguising as construction workers or activists, with vehicles bearing stuffed animals or Mexican flag decals at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building.
- Supporters say in recent weeks, ICE agents adopted new methods to avoid detection, citing increased tactics during President Donald Trump’s first term, as Scott Mechkowski explained, `agents are adapting tactics to stay a step ahead.`
- Agents displayed work gear while parked wearing high-visibility vests and white hard hats, while two men posing as customers sought vintage plates and activists tracked a Ford Explorer with blacked-out windows in the crowdsourced vehicle-tracking database used by local activists.
- Residents say local residents and immigrant communities feel on edge, Ramirez stays alert after his encounter, and Metrailer reported the incident to Minnesota attorney general as the ACLU warned of distrust.
- Though Los Angeles restricted the practice, Department of Homeland Security and ICE spokespeople did not respond to inquiries about federal officers, raising legal and oversight concerns.
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Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota
Legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of federal agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and in some cases anti-ICE activists in Minnesota.
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