Local police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place. In some cases, local cops have been mistaken for federal agents, eroding years of work to have immigrant communities trust the police.

Gov. Newsome wants to show presidental balls? Have LAPD arrest anyone open carrying in L.A. They don’t identify as officers, then it’s illegal.

  • Saleh@feddit.org
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    11 days ago

    “We were able to determine that to the best of our estimation he was an ICE agent. … We will not look into it any deeper than that,” he said.

    So having a shoddy fake card that looks like it could be real on a shoddy video camera is good enough for the police to not investigate further? Human traffickers must be having a blast in the US right now.

    • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Im guessing it will be a few months at the most.

      Before, some groups uses this to commit/escape from crime.

      Likely to be small scale cash attack on some small cash only but very public business. Dressing like this and confusing local police into inaction. While they bully and cause fear. Someone empties the cash and runs.

      Heck, it may already be happening.

      • Saleh@feddit.org
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        11 days ago

        I think “cash and run” is rather simple minded.

        Imagine doing a larger “raid” at a farm or cobstruction site and take tractors, machines and equipment in the hundreds of thousands or even millions…

        As these are also in more remote places it would take longer for any responder to arrive.

        • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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          11 days ago

          Yep, My prediction was more the idea of a first try. Cash and run is normally the type of criminal more willing to try with less planning, etc.

          To work with machinery needs both the ability to move it in a way cops won’t notice. So take minimal organisation. Cops confronted with an assumed ICE agent taking expensive machinery are much more likely to draw their own gun then accept it’s a ICE agent.

          Stuff small enough to fit in a white van like generators or tools, though. Yep, would just look like immigrants are being removed.

          Heck, could even kidnap Musk that way and likely get away with it with a little thought.

          I am in no way recommending anyone start kidnapping billionaires to help defund trump. (Nudge nudge). Nope you should not do that (very obvious unsubtle wink) .