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Are we seeing actual ICE agents or are these deputized militia members?

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On regular and social media, we often see photos and videos of men in masks wearing all sorts of odd and mismatched gear who are supposed to be ICE agents.

But are they actual ICE agents or is DHS deputizing militia members or other pedestrians?

Example:




And the use of a suppressor? Not sure that is standard issue for a regular ICE agent either, suspicious.




No way this is official gear for real ICE agents.

Then we have instances where these supposed "agents" are pulling guns on people.

'ICE agent' pulls gun on man taking photos of his car

Activists post footage which also shows suspects being led away by masked agent.
www.newsweek.com


So what is going on? Is ICE just out of control or are we looking at pedestrians deputized as DHS employees?
 
Since none of these agents are identifiable it becomes really really hard to lodge a lawsuit when they infringe on a person's civil rights.
 
That would explain why they do not want their faces seen and why they are not wearing badges or ID.
They are not really law enforcement, they are paid mercenaries.
 
Jezcoe said:
Maybe those "Abolish ICE" people were on to something.
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I would like to back and read the testimony concerning the creation of ICE and see if any legislators warned they could be turned into a president's personal thugs. I bet there was, and it was brushed off as hyperbole.
 
There’s zero chance that these are all properly trained and vetted federal employees.

Some states are in the midst of trying to pass legislation that allows bounty hunters to receive monetary rewards for immigrants they detain - for example.
 
Lethargic Aptitude said:
And yet we just keep watching. I firmly believe the great generation would have done something a decade a go. WE let this happen because of scrolling.
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There are people standing up to ICE. It is growing.

What is absent are the Small Government Conservatives that have been warning about a coming police state for decades and that is why they all have to be armed to the teeth.
 
BirdinHand said:
There’s zero chance that these are all properly trained and vetted federal employees.

Some states are in the midst of trying to pass legislation that allows bounty hunters to receive monetary rewards for immigrants they detain - for example.
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There is 0% chance that that will not go sideways.
 
Jezcoe said:
This is the Police State that all of those Conservative small government libertarians have been wet dreaming about for decades.
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This can’t be repeated enough.

All those so-called conservatives and libertarians ever wanted was an ethno-state where they wield all the power. They never cared about small government. It was always about using their guns to dominate others. The bigger the security apparatus the better. The more surveillance the better. As long as it only harms people of color for the benefit of the white.

Any true libertarian would be against ICE. ****ing liars all of them.
 
Jezcoe said:
There are people standing up to ICE. It is growing.

What is absent are the Small Government Conservatives that have been warning about a coming police state for decades and that is why they all have to be armed to the teeth.
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They are under the delusion that they are in the ruling party and will not have to worry about it.
 

I know for sure ATF have started to use suppressors and likely other federal law enforcement agencies. I do find it hypocritical that they try to prevent civilians being able to use them while they do.
 
Jezcoe said:
This is the Police State that all of those Conservative small government libertarians have been wet dreaming about for decades.
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lol, "libertarians"
The bastard stepchild of conservatives.
 
KingLeo said:
That would explain why they do not want their faces seen and why they are not wearing badges or ID.
They are not really law enforcement, they are paid mercenaries.
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While not all agents wear badges, submitted photos in post one show badges and placards that say police.
 
Coup part two, of course. The warnings were there, and here we are. Mass stupidity and a criminal bent are quite the combination.
 
It's a failure of MSM that this hasn't been investigated.
 
Jezcoe said:
There are people standing up to ICE. It is growing.

What is absent are the Small Government Conservatives that have been warning about a coming police state for decades and that is why they all have to be armed to the teeth.
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You can't resist without them?
 
That’s not an AR. It’s basically a paintball gun.

And a ton of LE have suppressors.
 
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