Authorities in at least three states have arrested individuals allegedly impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a time when real ICE agents have ramped up immigration enforcement efforts under the Trump administration, adding to existing fears of law enforcement among migrant communities.

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    21 hours ago

    genuinely, if i was american, i’d make sure to get a license to carry just in case this ever happened to me. anyone not identifying themselves trying to stuff me in an umarked vehicle is a kidnapper and will be treated as such.

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      11 hours ago

      Yup. I’m shooting anyone in the face who tries to abduct me without properly identifying themselves. I’ll deal with the repercussions after I potentially save myself from being human trafficked or having my organs harvested.

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      15 hours ago

      What if these fake ICE officers identified themselves as ICE though? At what point does your identification become truth? The official ICE gestapo already doesn’t have to fully identify themselves.

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      12 hours ago

      The problem is you might not get the chance to make such a defense in a courtroom. If it is an actual ICE agent, they will just disappear you.

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      20 hours ago

      So you’ll be charged with resisting arrest and uttering threats. So even if you’re innocent of the initial immigration charges you still get a felony arrest.

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        6 hours ago

        actually, legally speaking you are 100% in the right for defending yourself from kidnappings. any officer is required by law to identify themselves, and seeing as they didnt, thats on them.

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        13 hours ago

        You’re already being kidnapped and potentially sent to an out of country prison with no hearing. There is no downside under these parameters.

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        18 hours ago

        They are sending people straight to off shore black sites. If you wanna go to El Salvador or Guantanamo Bay, be my guest, but i have no plan on being sent anywhere.