Is ICE in the US operating as secret police? | The Take (youtube.com)
On US streets, vehicles with no markings rolling up, masked men just bundling up people and driving off. Americans don't know what to do. Should they ‘just run’? Is this legal? Americans haven't seen this type of force. Homeland says it is legal, and masking is necessary because of attacks against agents.
Is it a dangerous move towards authoritarianism? Advent of an unaccountable and unfettered national police force that operates anonymously on the order of the president. 'For a lot of people that crosses a bright red line.'
What is the effect on public trust and accountability.
Some reports of people dressing as ICE and robbing or assaulting people. At least 5 incidents acknowledged by the government.
65k people are currently in ICE detention.
How did this ICE suddenly happen? DHS is a 20 year old agency. The Office of Civil Rights at DHS is ‘all but gone’ now.
When people are arrested, often they don't even know ‘Who arrested me?,’ so how do you proceed?