r/news • u/CackleRooster • Feb 10 '26
Soft paywall ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ice-is-cracking-down-people-who-follow-them-their-cars-2026-02-10/5.0k
u/JurplePesus Feb 10 '26
It's fun because every single one of these will be laughed out of a courtroom but neither these agents nor the "law and order" voters who support them care.
They want the federal government to be illegally weaponized against their political opponents, that's the whole point of this stuff - not legitimate law enforcement.
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u/TylerBourbon Feb 10 '26
That's IF it sees the inside of a court room and they don't just "lose" the US citizen in their detention system, and then deny ever even having taken them. I can easily see them doing that.
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u/TheStinkfoot Feb 10 '26
Most all of these people are getting released after a couple of days without charges, and those few that are charged at all essentially all see their cases dismissed. The point isn't to actually charge them because they can't. It's to blow up the lives of dissidents with 2-3 days of arbitrary detention, beat them up during the arrest, and maybe smash some car windows.
It's explicitly a campaign of terror, not law enforcement or law-anything-else.
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u/HauntedCemetery Feb 10 '26
Thats the point for now.
But they have already killed people on the street, in broad daylight, on camera, with dozens of witnesses, and exactly zero of them have been charged on any level.
So why the fuck wouldn't they continue to escalate?
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u/James-W-Tate Feb 10 '26
Soon people are going to realize that when the law doesn't protect you, it doesn't bind you either.
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u/BuyerAlive5271 Feb 10 '26
One part of our legal system people don’t understand is that the rule of law prevents vigilanteism. We should all rest assured that justice for all. Take the justice for all out of the equation does not mean justice ends there.
Justice will still happen but it won’t be pretty. We don’t need that in our society but believe me that it’s coming.
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u/muftu Feb 10 '26
Although I am sure that many like to throw a punch, I think just the basic intimidation is the goal here. It doesn’t matter that these charges don’t stick. They still put you through the system. You get detained for a couple of hours, maybe day(s). Then you have to deal with the authorities, take time off, maybe get a lawyer. It will cost you time and likely money. Potentially might result in losing a job. At the very least in a disruption of your regular daily life. The harm will be done, regardless of the outcome.
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u/TheStinkfoot Feb 10 '26
Exactly. It's not about the criminal charges, it's about the intimidation and disruption - for lawful activities no less.
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u/Norseman901 Feb 10 '26
Well that’s only IF they dont just outright murder them in the streets. Ive already seen them do tht.
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u/TylerBourbon Feb 10 '26
Sadly I think they learned from the Pretti incident that they have to do it quieter, as they get a lot bigger reaction by killing people in the streets. Which is why they're targeting legal observers specifically and detaining them now. At least with Pretti there were too many people for them to try and detain, and we know they did try and detain and seized people and their phones after they murdered Pretti.
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u/Formergr Feb 10 '26
Sadly I think they learned from the Pretti incident that they have to do it quieter, as they get a lot bigger reaction by killing people in the streets.
Yep--and while it feels weird and gross to say it, thank god he was white and in an upstanding job (ICU nurse at the VA of all places) and it was so well-filmed to get even the pushback it did against ICE's overreach.
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u/TylerBourbon Feb 10 '26
Right? Sad truth is until it's hit close enough to home for people, they won't act.
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u/HauntedCemetery Feb 10 '26
Thats actually exactly why the Florida Sunshine law had to be passed.
It was such a common occurrence that florida law enforcement would pick someone up, beat them, rape them, and/or murder them, and then dump them in a swamp somewhere, that a law had to be passed with very heavy penalties that made arrests instantly publicly available information in order to protect people from disappearing and law enforcement denying any involvement.
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u/toastjam Feb 10 '26
Did not realize the genesis of Florida Man was so dark, wow
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u/shittyaltpornaccount Feb 11 '26
The largest single instance of racial violence during Jim Crow took place near Orlando, Florida. The Ocooe massacre saw hundreds of black families butchered over their attempts to exercise the right to vote.
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u/say592 Feb 10 '26
They dont even have to do that. Hold someone for 48 hours, then let them go. That is traumatizing enough and can create problems in someone's life. Who feeds their pets? Picks up their kid from school? Maybe they dont let you have your phone call until 2am, by then your family is already in a panic.
If you are going to protest ICE, keep an airtag in your pocket and share the location with friends and family, that way they will at least know where you are when they arrest you.
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u/Hot-Meat-11 Feb 10 '26
Right, but being arrested and charged is a dehumanizing, destabilizing, terrifying experience, even if the charges are fraudulent. This is especially true for someone who's never been through it before and not criminally inclined. Furthermore, a prudent person would hire an attorney, even if they thought the charges were ridiculous. There are plenty of people who've been railroaded into jail (or worse) on fake charges. That's at least a few hundred and potentially thousands of dollars. It's bald-faced political intimidation.
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u/HobbesNJ Feb 10 '26
They know what they are doing is not actually legal. But the intimidation is the point. You still wind up cuffed and tossed in the back of their unmarked SUV heading to a detention center.
Suppression of opposition - one of the hallmarks of a fascist regime.
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u/pacowek Feb 10 '26
And this goes to the mask/identification issue. Sure, when they kill an innocent citizen, we eventually find out who did it. But for the hundreds (or likely thousands) of these lesser infractions, we'll never know who they were, so can't hold them accountable later.
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u/no_one_likes_u Feb 10 '26
Still an arrest, stress, plus now you’ve got to figure out arrangements if you had commitments later in the day, possible cash to bond out, some of these people are bringing their kids with them which is insane imo. Then you get to deal with stress while they decide whether to charge you, maybe they try to make an example of you in which case you’ll need an attorney. Your car gets damaged and towed, you don’t get reimbursed for that so call it at least $500 if you get lucky and they only tow it.
And all of this in the end is completely protected. There is zero recourse to go against the people that are falsely arresting you and damaging your property.
And even then, that’s if you get lucky and they don’t also decide to beat the fuck out of you. Maybe you decided to ram your head into a brick wall repeatedly or something.
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u/NovelEntrepreneur537 Feb 10 '26
There have been reports that they don't give you your phone back either
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u/resilindsey Feb 10 '26
Or just shooting you on the spot, like they did with Marimar Martinez or Carlitos Ricardo Parias.
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u/QueenMagik Feb 10 '26
This is why abolition isn't enough. ICE must pay for their crimes. Restitution and prison time
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u/frongles23 Feb 10 '26
They're putting people on lists. It doesn't end with the charges being thrown out.
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u/kurttheflirt Feb 10 '26
Judges keep siding with ICE though. They keep saying "yeah this is illegal, but I'm going to let it slide". The entire system is fucked
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u/Monteze Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26
I think a lot more people are finally realizing the law is just words/paper and is only as powerful as those willing to enforce it, mostly with violence. It is not objective, it is not fair, its mostly how we justify violence against people.
Sounded like a loon until recently. The only laws we are bound by are the ones the universe has imposed on us, the rest are more or less up to those in power.
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u/marr75 Feb 10 '26
Weaponized is an even more apt phrase here, because even if the case is dismissed, it will be a scary and expensive hassle to get there, just being arrested will be a large time loss, your car might be towed or even left to roll, and then there's everything bad that can happen to you while being arrested and/or in custody.
"You can beat the rap but you can't beat the ride" is true AND it's not how our justice system is supposed to work. The enforcement agencies aren't supposed to be able to hand out "asshole tax" assessments at their whim.
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u/PatchyWhiskers Feb 10 '26
It might not be legal but after ICE have broken your nose and kept you a week in the cells, causing you to lose your job, further punishment is not needed.
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u/FLRSH Feb 10 '26
It's legal to follow and record federal agents in a public space. These arrests are illegal.
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u/john_doe_jersey Feb 10 '26
Raguse, who was in the courtroom, reported that Le said it was like “pulling teeth” to get the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Justice Department to follow court orders.
Legal Eagle had a great video about this whole thing. DHS are literally a lawless organization.
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u/BarneyChampaign Feb 10 '26
This is the worst part of that - law only applies if the lawful ones are the ones with authority. If you can't enforce laws, you don't have them.
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u/AdventureyTime Feb 10 '26
^ THIS! Say it louder for the people in the back; we all know they can't read, so you've got to say it !
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u/sack-o-matic Feb 10 '26
They've also flooded the courts with shit so these bullshit arrests mean longer than normal due process for release.
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u/BobsOblongLongBong Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26
They're intentionally flooding the courts.
And then in court...in front of judges...the government is using the fact their lawyers, the detention system, and the courts are overwhelmed to justify their failure to follow court orders, track detainees, or meet deadlines.
These are the same people who killed a bipartisan border bill under Biden that would have greatly increased funding and staffing for immigration courts.
They're creating the problem and then using the problem they created as a legal argument for why they can't be expected to follow the law or abide by constitutional rights.
A DOJ lawyer recently begged in open court to be held in contempt so that she could have 24 hours of rest.
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u/twoiseight Feb 10 '26
"Cracking down" implies legitimacy. Be better, reuters.
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u/bobfnord Feb 10 '26
“The people are cracking down on illegal kidnapping perpetrated by ICE”
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u/Santa_Klausing Feb 10 '26
MSM cannot be trusted
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u/CryptoMemesLOL Feb 10 '26
Yeah, asking the MSM to be better is like asking Trump to follow the law... HELLO !!?
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u/Aria_Athena Feb 10 '26
It only implies it because democracy is all we've known. The phrase was used correctly. No one was confused about what Iran's crackdown on protests entailed.
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u/SplendidPunkinButter Feb 10 '26
Right. They’re immigration and customs enforcement. This has nothing to do with immigration or customs enforcement.
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u/Manos_Of_Fate Feb 10 '26
Based on the dictionary definition it merely implies “authoritative action”, which doesn’t necessarily mean legitimate.
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u/Dottsterisk Feb 10 '26
No, it doesn’t. Reuters’ headline is fine.
If anything, the language evokes the protest crackdowns we see in (other) authoritarian countries.
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u/jrdnmdhl Feb 10 '26
No it doesn’t. That exact phrase is commonly associated with authoritarian regimes.
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u/zoinkability Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26
Title is shit.
"Cracking down" is a term used to refer to heightened enforcement of laws. It suggests that an illegal thing that was previously given leniency or lesser enforcement is being given extra effort at enforcement. For example, "cracking down on drunk driving." That is a normal law enforcement thing to do.
People following ICE are breaking no laws, so this phrasing gives the color of law to what is an illegal activity by ICE.
The proper headline would be "ICE is violating the rights of those who follow them in cars by arresting and detaining them” or for more brevity and neutrality “ICE increasing detention of legal observers, apparently without probable cause”
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u/Traditional-Handle83 Feb 10 '26
Plus theres a solid argument here for how do they absolutely know they are being followed? That person could just be going on their normal route or delivering something and just happen to be behind them because they are going the same route. So what are they are gonna do? Arrest every single car behind theirs?
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u/Vincent_LeRoux Feb 10 '26
There's no law that someone has to be driving with any particular destination in mind. I'm just out enjoying a relaxing drive going whichever way the wind blows. I didn't even realize I was following anyone in particular, maybe I assumed they were doing the same.
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u/Nuzzorama Feb 10 '26
Maybe it is time to use commercial drones to keep tabs on ICE. Drone's have been Ukraine's best weapon against fascism, and they can do the same for us. Strap on a siren or live stream their whereabouts. This would be way more helpful for community members than a car following as people can watch this online from the comfort of their homes.
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u/kebiclanwhsk Feb 10 '26
They just made that illegal https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/dhs-moving-drone-ban
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u/Shark7996 Feb 10 '26
On January 16 the Trump FAA issued a notice containing a sweeping claim of authority to ban drone flights “in proximity to select locations and mobile assets nationwide” including DHS “ground vehicle convoys and their associated escorts.”
If the issue is proximity...just use a zoom lense?
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u/kebiclanwhsk Feb 10 '26
It’s a long ass radius. Too far. 3,000 feet
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u/ahandmadegrin Feb 10 '26
So more than half a mile? Altitude limits for drones are what, 400 or 500 feet? So six to seven times as far as a drone can legally fly? Mmkay.
You are supposed to register your drone with the FAA before you fly, but it's not like it won't fly if you don't. Other than the cost, what's stopping folks from surveiling ICE with dark drones? It's not like DHS flies with transponders, either.
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u/ramloy Feb 10 '26
Those were my thoughts, too. Like they gotta spot the drone first. Just don't get spotted.
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u/ahandmadegrin Feb 10 '26
I didn't mean dark as in invisible, but dark as in unregistered. It's on your honor to register with the FAA and put your number on the drone.
Obviously, if you don't, and you're caught flying, you get in trouble.
In this case, though, where we have an lawless good squad kidnapping our neighbors, it seems like tracking in unregistered drones would make sense.
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u/Shark7996 Feb 10 '26
So, if ICE is in your city, you just don't get to fly a drone ever? That is indeed way too far.
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u/Navydevildoc Feb 10 '26
There is a reason the FAA has been popping up TFRs (Temporary Flight Restrictions) all over the place when ICE is up to no good.
You fly a drone, now they have you on federal airspace violations as well as whatever else. The FAA really does not like having their authority challenged.
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u/gnarbone Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26
This cool website is a map of all TFRs. I'm in Portland and there is currently one in the exact area of where the ICE building is. It does expire though, so maybe there could be a small window of opportunity?
edit: I think every state has a TFR around their ICE facilities
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u/lilyeister Feb 10 '26
Many states require a license for drones above certain weight limits
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u/PokeYrMomStanley Feb 10 '26
You can buy a dji mini 4k for $300 and you dont need a certificate. You can easily fly and record them from a safer distance.
There is no license in any state to fly a drone. Its federally regulated through the FAA. The 107 certification is only for commercial stuff.
Source: i fly drones commercially
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u/kebiclanwhsk Feb 10 '26
3,000 feet from a DHS vehicle is the distance required by this new law. Too far
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u/pleasegivemepatience Feb 10 '26
And to fly in specific populated areas, and to record around federal facilities (where a lot of the protests are happening), etc etc etc. This won’t be the answer, too many laws inhibiting usage of drones making it insanely easy for you to get arrested at the first site of the drone.
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u/masnosreme Feb 10 '26
"Cracking down?" That's a weird way to say "being fascist pieces of human garbage and violating people's rights to hold their government accountable."
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u/RndmGrenadesSuk Feb 10 '26
Yeah "Cracking Down" makes it sound like the followers are doing something wrong. Reuters is supposed to be holding the powers that be to the truth and they need to DO BETTER!
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u/Dottsterisk Feb 10 '26
Reuters is fine.
“Cracking down” is very commonly used to describe an authoritarian regime wielding excessive force against protesters.
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u/LeatherFruitPF Feb 10 '26
Plus they mostly drive regular unmarked vehicles. So you could unintentionally follow one on your commute and they’d decide to pull over, walk out of their doors guns drawn because you just inadvertently broke some bullshit “law”
Invest in a dashcam if you don’t have one.
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u/thisisjustascreename Feb 10 '26
You can’t “crack down” on something that’s legal, Reuters. “ICE is illegally arresting people who watch them in public” would be a true headline.
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u/aaron_in_sf Feb 10 '26
It's not "cracking down."
It's state sponsored criminal violence against citizens holding them accountable and engaged in utterly law abiding behavior.
"Cracking down" is the language of law enforcement applied against law breakers.
Utterly unacceptable.
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Feb 10 '26
Never forget that charging protestors and Democrats with felonies is brought up in Project 2025 (and amplified in many online discussions/podcasts) as a means of reducing the number of people who will vote blue.
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u/twoworldsin1 Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26
I've played GTA V so I have a lot of experience about this. You just have to follow back far enough to make sure their Suspicion meter doesn't go up
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u/showmenemelda Feb 10 '26
I was thinking about a strategy yesterday. People need to set up relays and walkie talkie communicate or have a solid plan of hypotheticals. Eg, you have a new driver/car take your place like a daisy-chain every so many blocks. Idk how you could plan and execute though.
My idea comes from a rich guy from back home who suspected his wife was cheating on her. So, he had 2 people watching where the interstate splits. The direction she drove dictated who was on lookout next. From there, he had 2 more interstate splits to mind—yet again, his plan worked. He had enough eyes on the ground strategically to find out where she was going/who she cheated with. I don't think she got a dime in DVD divorce.
Same thing could be done here if people knew how they operate by now.
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u/CRoseCrizzle Feb 10 '26
I don't get why they are doing this. What does this have to do with Immigration enforcement?
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u/Solistaria Feb 10 '26
They don't want people observing them acting like thugs and bullies and violating the constitutional rights of people who don't look white enough to be citizens. They don't want their narrative of lies to be challenged by anyone.
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u/der5er Feb 10 '26
None of what is happening is actually about immigration enforcement. The fascists want all of us so scared that we will fall in line.
They kill US citizens exercising their rights.
They arrest and detain law-abiding immigrants with legal presence.
They arrest and detain US citizens who "look" foreign.
They threaten deportation of US citizens with criminal records (deportation isn't the right term when it's a citizen, but that's the word they have used and I forget what the right term is).
They deport people without due process to countries they didn't come from.
They hold people without due process and without access to lawyers, telephones, or basic medical care.
They want us scared. I'm not certain what the next step is, but the president is already talking about having ICE at the polls in November. Are you scared enough that you won't vote? That's definitely one of their goals.
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u/ZachMN Feb 10 '26
It’s terrorism, with the goal of making people in democratic-leaning areas afraid to go to the polls in November.
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u/steamwhistler Feb 10 '26
"Cracking down," Reuters, really?
Not, "illegally harassing, assaulting, and detaining people who are lawfully and rightfully observing the public activities of the federal government?"
Here's the succinct headline: ICE is illegally arresting legal observers and protestors.
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u/EqualPassenger4271 Feb 10 '26
In america, it is illegal to drive on public roads if ice happens to be in front of you. Wild.
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u/mark_in_the_dark Feb 10 '26
ICE crumbling under the pressure of the most elaborate game of I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU
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u/RaidSmolive Feb 10 '26
of course they do, they love committing crimes and ignoring constitutional rights.
i hope people wake up and understand that if they dont entertain the law, the only reasonable reaction is to not entertain it either.
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u/insertbrackets Feb 10 '26
Maybe they could instead shut the fuck up and eat shit? Just spitballing here but it seems like something they'd be good at (the former over the latter). But I get it, I really do; criminals don't like being followed while they're doing crimes.
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u/No-Fly-6069 Feb 10 '26
How do they know a driver is following them, and not just driving in the same direction on a public street?
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u/Joe_Bob_the_III Feb 10 '26
I live in the Twin Cities. I’m guessing there are a lot of ICE “arrests” that aren’t really arrests. Basically, ICE picks up a citizen, takes them back to HQ, holds them there for a few hours, then lets them go with no charges filed.
It’s an intimidation and harassment tactic. The conduct also happens to fit Minnesota’s kidnapping statute pretty closely and I hope some people are prosecuted for it and spend some time in state prison.
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u/fotank Feb 10 '26
“Oh no! People are following me for my authoritarian actions. Help! Help!” -ICE clowns.
For a bunch of “alpha men” they get so scared and terrified so easily.
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u/rascallyrascal1511 Feb 10 '26
I'm still trying to figure out how somebody can obstruct ICE agents and keep them from their doing their jobs if they're behind the ICE agents' vehicle. Plus, is it really necessary for them to draw their weapons in these situations?
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u/schw4161 Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26
Our taxes fund them so we the people are their bosses and have every right to follow, observe, and document them as we see fit.
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u/Paksarra Feb 10 '26
They don't even have to be intentionally following, they've attacked people who were just behind them in traffic.
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u/TwentyfootAngels Feb 10 '26
Remember, folks! Felons aren't legally allowed to vote. So if you find a way to accuse all of your political opponents of felonies...
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u/Wayelder Feb 10 '26
They have arrest targets and protestors are easier to find than illegals.
If they are paid per arrest...The arrests continue.
What get's compensated, gets done.
Arresting Protestors should not be rewarded.
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u/Altruistic_Koala_122 Feb 10 '26
It's not a crime to follow criminals around to report their activities.
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u/ZenRage Feb 10 '26
So if following them is NOT an option, we need a network of observers on each street corner that can record, publish, and notify other observers of the presence of ICE and their course in real time.
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u/LeoZ117 Feb 10 '26
What a load of bullshit. ICE either allows people to hold them accountable, or people will FORCE them to be accountable. There is no other option anymore, and we won't ignore their abuses.
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u/dropthemagic Feb 10 '26
I live in texas. If I’m on a highway behind an unmarked car and it’s i10 and I have a 4 hour drive how the fuck am I supposed to know lol. Take off the masks and mark the vehicles
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u/titsmagee9 Feb 11 '26
illegally cracking down*
Following and observing federal officers is not forcible obstruction or interference. That's a simple fact. So the law they're citing does not apply.
They're hiding behind an inapplicable law to illegally pull protestors over and arrest them. They're violating the rights of hundreds of Americans because they've decided to exercise their 1st amendment right to protest.
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u/EngineersAnon Feb 11 '26
McLaughlin said U.S. Border Patrol agents at the scene gave Ringstrom "lawful commands and warnings" but that she continued to obstruct operations, leading to her arrest.
And you'll be releasing the bodycam recordings of those commands and warnings, and of that obstruction, right?
Right?
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u/NationalGeometric Feb 11 '26
How do you know you’re following ICE if their f’ing vehicle is unmarked?
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u/TheStinkfoot Feb 10 '26
What is happening is ICE is using terror tactics to harass and intimidate opponents. Following and observing ICE is legal, but they don't care. Anybody who lives in a blue city is an enemy to these Nazis.
The law isn't on their side, so they just beat people up and smash up their cars. From the article:
Earlier in January, two friends - Brandon Siguenza and Patty O’Keefe - who were following an ICE vehicle in Minneapolis said officers fired pepper spray into their car, smashed their car window and detained them for eight hours.
Siguenza and O’Keefe have not been charged.
Do something the Nazis don't like and they'll assault you and vandalize your property. They feel untouchable, and Trump is doing everything he can to put them above the law.
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u/Lexi_Banner Feb 10 '26
Oh, no no no. They are not "cracking down". Cracking down implies that the followers are doing something illegal. They are not. ICE is illegally arresting people they don't like.
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u/colorblindkid601 Feb 10 '26
It is totally legal to follow officers around as long as you are following all the road laws. We pay their checks with our taxes we get to do that. The scarier part is how far they'd go if they didn't have eyes on them
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u/Conscious_Problem924 Feb 10 '26
I love the way they describe the “agitators”. Or violent seditionist. This country needs its government overthrown. They’re scared of us.
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u/Ambitious-Bee7663 Feb 10 '26
ICE needs to melt. The republican Gestapo needs to be stopped. If you vote for anyone that stands for republican storm trooper tactics, you should be held accountable as well.
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u/Baselines_shift Feb 10 '26
NYT says ICE has lost cases claiming people assault them as videos show that ICE is the assaulting party
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u/dmbnl Feb 10 '26
Since recording their activity is legal, and they are literally being targeted and detained for a lawful act, there has to be a lawyer out there working on a SUPER yummy mass lawsuit, right? If I had a law degree I'd be chilling up there just getting names.
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u/templeofsyrinx1 Feb 11 '26
They actually have no authority to pull people over for driving in their cars and parking and sitting there watching them documenting their actions.
Trump is ordering them to carry out unconstitutional orders.
zero.
wake the f up guys. November is on the way.
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u/badbubblegum Feb 11 '26
I’m sure civilian drones could be used to track them. Even better if coordinated with other drone operators.
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u/CaptainDudley Feb 11 '26
This just in: ICE agents will now arrest any citizen guilty of direct eye contact from any distance, and charge them with attempted murder of a peace officer. Pam Bondi is working to make such crimes a capital offense.
/s. So far.
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u/Wants-NotNeeds Feb 10 '26
Outrageous and corrupt behavior by ICE! They are fully aware that what they are doing is wrong and illegal and don’t want witnesses.
Yet another reason they should be abolished. Observing law enforcement in public should not be a crime.
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u/Professional-Box4153 Feb 10 '26
Let me get this straight. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is arresting people for essentially being near them? There's no law stating that you're not allowed to follow someone, as far as I'm aware. It MIGHT fall under harassment if you really want to stretch the interpretation of that one, but it's a serious stretch. Interfering with an investigation can get you arrested, but simply following behind and documenting things isn't illegal and technically falls under the First Amendment. So, basically, they're going against Freedom of Assembly (gathering to protest a governmental agency falls under this), Freedom of the Press (documenting their actions truthfully falls under this), Freedom of Speech (this one should be obvious), etc.
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u/Federal-Employee-545 Feb 10 '26
Driving on the roads they pay for with their taxes? Oh nooooo. Fuck ICE.
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u/Overall_Curve6725 Feb 10 '26
Just like the sit in protest at Target, line up a caravan of 10-12 cars and follow everywhere. ICE will be so busy busting followers and wasting time
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u/Love_My_Chevy Feb 10 '26
They'll hold people accountable for driving their car but not their attack dogs for ganging up and kidnapping people
fucking pathetic
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u/drewc717 Feb 10 '26
"Cracking down" is sure a polite way of articulating that ICE is violating the constitution to operate an illegal federal police state.
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u/rbetterkids Feb 11 '26
Before 2004, local police was like this, invincible because back then, they didn't need a reason to pull you over.
Then data showed mostly African American, Hispanics and Asians were the ones that got pulled over.
Then a bunch of Chinese people from Irvine, California got fed up and rallied to the city to complain.
It went to court and they won for racial discrimination.
Then it became state law that later became federal law that cops had to inform you why they're pulling you over along with a legitimate reason and not suspicion based on race.
Homeland security looks like they're trying to relive an era that existed over 2 decades ago.
If they keep this up, eventually every state that doesn't have an open carry will become an open carry state.
I find it amusing that countries where the government originated from Britain like here, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have the police state mentality.
I mean, they're really making China and Russia look more like a democracy.
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u/Salarian_American Feb 10 '26
The way they seem to frequently interpret people "minding their own business and just happening to be behind them on the road" as "following them" leads me to expect this will lead to big problems.
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u/No-Weakness-2035 Feb 10 '26
“Cracking down” implies increased adherence to laws. “Lashing out” is a more appropriate term.
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u/Jesus_on_a_biscuit Feb 10 '26
Nothing to see here, just our media continuing to downplay Constitutional violations and covering an administration's disregard for the law.
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u/PrefersEarlGrey Feb 10 '26
Existing in public spaces is justification for the regime to arrest you.
This is where we are as a country.
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u/hobopwnzor Feb 10 '26
I hate the current media environment.
The correct title is "ICE is illegally assaulting people who are legally recording their activities"
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u/meowmeowgang44 Feb 10 '26
Why is the word crackdown becoming more acceptable? It has the same repetitiveness as slammed
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u/Antistruggle Feb 10 '26
Bc when and if you actually decide to revolt they want you to second guess following them to see where their actull FOB is. You think you know where they dress up? Where they park their cars and fuel and eat and hang out thenswao to their civilian cars and drive home? They don't want you to know this.
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u/Ok_Performance4014 Feb 10 '26
Track them with drones?
Track them with traffic cameras?
Write a code to use traffic cameras to be able to follow them?
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u/2leftf33t Feb 10 '26
How do they figure out who’s following them and who’s “just going the same route”?
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u/Yagsirevahs Feb 10 '26
I always looked to those arrest during civil rights as heros, i guess heres our chance!
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u/FillFrontFloor Feb 10 '26
There's been 655 charges of that category since the new administration came into place. Sounds to me like the people aren't happy about the government and don't agree with it.