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11 hours agoWhy won't anyone stop ICE from masking?
Masked or unidentifiable law enforcement undermines accountability and public safety, prompting state and local bans on law enforcement masking.
A few days after President Donald Trump took office, I got an invitation from ICE officials to observe the administration's new "surge operations" in New York City. They told me to show up at 4 a.m. at the downtown federal building where the agency has its holding cells. Officers in body armor huddled in the basement parking garage, then headed to the Bronx in a caravan of unmarked cars.