Houston homeowner kills two masked, armed men claiming to be law-enforcement with warrant

[Heidi]

123. That's true but do we need more of it?

It's not necessarily a new trend. Right. We've seen examples in the past of people pretending to be police officers and impersonating people. But I think the recent escalation by immigration officials throughout the country under the Trump administration has opened this door for criminals to take advantage and to prey on vulnerable immigrant communities that are afraid of these immigration enforcement actions. Right.

And I think experts are very worried that this rising trend of immigration officers wearing masks to conduct these arrests ends up blurring the line between who is actually an officer and who is a civilian who might be, you know, taking advantage and capitalizing on this trend.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/rise-of-ice-agents-wearing-masks-creates-opportunity-for-imposters-to-conduct-crimes