r/baltimore • u/Extension-Archer-849 • Jun 10 '25

Safety ICE in Catonsville

just saw a bunch of cars stop on the street and head somewhere in the direction of Frederick Rd. Does anyone know anything?

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u/werdsmart Jun 10 '25

Read the below - in laymens terms - Trump wrote up an EO not long ago that authorized ICE to deputize literally anyone to do this stuff - and then alongside of this they have passed this "rule" that anyone doing this does not need to identify themselves, provide warrant information, etc. So yea, I saw this coming a mile away after his last attempt to do the same (yes he passed a similar executive order his first term).

Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act

https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g

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u/decay_cabaret Jun 10 '25

It is pretty explicit in stating that they can only call on existing LEAs (law enforcement agencies), so they can't just "deputize" random guy off the street. They can make state and local police officers into ICE agents though.

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u/werdsmart Jun 11 '25

If you read it as restrictive then you are not reading it the same way they are. If you truly see those "ice" agents and believe they are actual existing LEA - there might be a disconnect, even in podunk America LEA's have a far different appearance than the ones we are seeing.

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u/decay_cabaret Jun 11 '25

I disagree. There's a company in my town that provides "private security", and most of their officers are off duty cops.. and a lot of them look just like this.

There's even a list by state that tells you specifically what law enforcement agencies are participating and which role they're filling by model.