California cop tried to stop a man pointing a gun at a female driver. It was a plainclothes ICE agent
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 11 November 2025 17:59 EST
A police officer in Santa Ana, California made a surprising discovery after stopping a man who'd allegedly been pointing a gun at a motorist. The suspect was an undercover Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
A woman was driving behind the unmarked ICE vehicle when an agent inside allegedly pointed his gun at the woman, suspecting that she was following their vehicle around to disrupt their immigration raids, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Since ICE agents refuse to identify themselves and often operate while wearing masks, there has been a growing number of incidents in which residents and local police cannot tell if the individual they're dealing with is a federal agent or an opportunistic criminal.
The FBI recently issued a memo requesting that agents clearly identify themselves when they're asked after a several reported incidents involving masked criminals posing as immigration officers who have robbed and kidnapped victims.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/california-cop-ice-gun-driver-b2863314.html
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