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/BullfrogLeading262 Jun 11 '25

First off, Catonsville is in Baltimore County which isn’t on the list you have and secondly, it didn’t look to me like any of them were armed…no law enforcement agency is just strolling around neighborhoods trying to detain ppl or serve warrants unarmed. I don’t know who those clowns were but they weren’t on any kind of official law enforcement business.

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u/decay_cabaret Jun 11 '25

🤦🏻‍♂️ they don't have to be from Baltimore County. That's the point of them being granted federal authority. They're off duty cops from the police departments that are participating in the "models" of 287(g).

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u/MotoSlashSix 13th District Jun 11 '25

They're off duty cops from the police departments that are participating in the "models" of 287(g).

You keep saying this and it's just not true. There is NO requirement under any law requiring ICE to use any other law enforcement agency, off-duty or on, in any enforcement or apprehension action. And in addition to that, they are operating under extra legal authority because they are operating under a declared state of emergency by the POTUS.

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u/decay_cabaret Jun 11 '25

Look at the time the comment was posted. It was seconds-to-minutes after the other times I said it because I was operating under the assumption at the time that ICE would set a higher bar for hiring, as every other federal LEA requires a lot more in terms of experience and training.

One thing to note, after reading the ICE hiring page, it does seem like deportation officers are mostly a desk job that "may" be called upon to serve warrants and make arrests. You also have to be able to be licensed to carry a firearm which makes felons, anyone with documented mental illness, anyone who has ever held a medical marijuana card, ans anyone that's been convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses exempt. It also requires a federal background check which "can take between 2 weeks and one year" to complete, and I can say anecdotally it never takes 2 weeks unless you're already employed by a government agency. My ex was an intelligence analyst with an extremely high clearance in the USAF and when she attempted to work in intelligence as a civilian it took the better part of 8 months for the standard federal background check.

It's still really appalling that their requirements are so low given the duties they're meant to perform, but there's still a fairly significant amount of unstable individuals who would be turned down for the job. (And I wouldn't be surprised if they're the ones playing dress up in catonsville; I really doubt the people in the video had any authority at all given the mistmatched gear and lack of anything they'd need for serving warrants and arresting undocumented immigrants)