How ICE Tactics Empower Predators

Federal officers are detaining people in silence and shadows—fueling fear, enabling crime, and breaking the public trust.

WASHINGTON — From Los Angeles to New York, federal immigration officers are conducting masked raids in unmarked vehicles, detaining individuals without identifying themselves — and, in some cases, without being who they claim to be. As impersonators exploit the confusion to commit crimes, lawmakers and local officials are demanding action. But with the Trump administration intensifying immigration enforcement, it remains unclear what, if anything, will change.