People Are Impersonating ICE Agents To Harass Immigrants And Commit Crimes, Police Say

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Source: Huff Post

Feb 6, 2025, 07:56 PM EST


Multiple police departments across the U.S. have recently arrested suspects who allegedly impersonated ICE agents and appeared to be using President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies to intimidate immigrants or further their own criminal activities.

Sean Michael-Emmrich Johnson, a 33-year-old South Carolina resident, was charged on Jan. 31 with kidnapping and impersonating a police officer after a viral video shared by Spanish news network Nuestro Estado showed him detaining and taunting a group of Latino men.

“You all got caught!” Johnson can be heard telling the men with a smile. He can then be seen taking the keys out of the ignition of the men’s truck, preventing them from leaving. “Where are you from, Mexico? You from Mexico? You’re going back to Mexico!” One of the men can be heard speaking Spanish over the phone before Johnson interrupts to say, “Now don’t be speaking that pig-Latin in my fucking country!”

Police arrived to a report of a traffic violation and encountered Johnson, who allegedly told them the men in the landscaping truck he was harassing were Mexican and did not have a valid driver’s license, according to a heavily redacted arrest warrant obtained by HuffPost. Officers instead issued a warrant for Johnson’s arrest, and he turned himself in shortly afterward.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-impersonators-harassing-immigrants_n_67a54752e4b0d1a51c6312a6

[IronLionZion]

1. "Johnson's family said in court he faces mental health challenges"

Racism/MAGA are not mental health challenges.

[maxsolomon]

4. antisocial behavior can often be indicative of mental illness.

in Seattle, we've had a rash of attacks on Asian Americans - old ladies getting pushed down staircases, for instance. all of them have been perpetrated by mentally ill transients.

the assassination attempt on Gabby Giffords - a schizophrenic.

if it's true, it's true. doesn't mean necessarily that he shouldn't be held accountable.

[Bayard]

2. The genie is out of the bottle

Expect much more of this.

[Bengus81]

3. That's false imprisonment--basically the same as kidnapping

I want that FUCK to go away for 15-20 years for this shit. Get that MAGA fuck in prison. I want him ABUSED badly.

BTW...there was a saying back in the 60's when this same shit was going on during VietNam protests. Always QUESTION authority.

[Buddyzbuddy]

5. States need to take the lead on criminal charges.

Otherwise, we know what happens when they're put in the Federal system. Especially if the crime is to help the Felon's agenda. If kidnapping is solely a Federal crime, as I believe it is, then drop that charge and charge something else, such as false imprisonment. States need to get creative with charges or enact new laws.

[Aristus]

6. Exactly.

Trump is going to pardon all of his demented flunkies if they are convicted on Federal charges.

State charges only.