ICE will now be requiring its agents to wear identifying clothing when theyโre making arrests. Thatโs a very small win when what we really need is the abolishment of the agency, but Iโm always being reminded that I need to look on the bright side of life ๐คทโโ๏ธ
This quote from an anonymous ICE official is journalistic gold:
โWhat an embarrassment the Vegas video was,โ said the second ICE official, who also requested anonymity. โThose two fucking clowns shouldโve been immediately fired. Half these fucking new DOsโ โ deportation officers โ โdonโt even know the basics of immigration law or how to process an alien. They hired a bunch of fucking clowns and they look sloppy as shit.โ
Karl Loftus, โICE Mandates Dress Code After Killings and Botched Arrestโ
However, I donโt believe for a moment that this move is for civilian safety or even for professionalism. Hereโs what I think happened:
Weโre seeing more community resistance to ICE operations and arrests. ICE officials watched the circulating videos of that botched arrest at the Las Vegas airport and suddenly realized that their sloppy secret police tactics present a legitimate defense in court for people who interfere with arrests: โWe didnโt know they were law enforcement officers.โ
The dress code change and the requirement to display a badge while making arrests is to guarantee that the prosecution can convict people who interfere with future arrests.
Iโm not very good at finding the bright side of things, eh? ๐
