""We are in a completely uncharted world now with these masked agents," said John Roth, who served as inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security under Presidents Obama and Trump."
""The first thing that you do when you give an agent a gun and a badge and the authority over American people is to make sure that they follow the Constitution, period," he said."
""There are sort of two essential components of DHS and law enforcement generally being effective, and that's trust and credibility," Bunnell said. "And they have lost those things to the extent they had them.""
The article highlights concerns regarding the actions of five agents at the US-Mexico border. John Roth emphasizes the importance of constitutional adherence for agents with authority. There is no known disciplinary action against these agents, and the Department of Homeland Security did not respond to inquiries. Roth and Steve Bunnell express alarm over the perceived erosion of DHS's accountability and credibility, with Bunnell noting the loss of trust as detrimental to effective law enforcement.
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