Individuals from three states have been arrested for impersonating US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) officers and threatening to deport immigrants.
Police arrested two Temple University students on Sunday wearing shirts wearing “police” and “ice” with white lettering.
“It's a crime to impersonate a law enforcement officer. This behavior and harassment of the Temple community members is unacceptable,” said school officials. Written in a statement.
“The Philadelphia Police (PPD) and Temple University Police (TUPD) responded quickly to the incident and launched a criminal investigation.”
Neither the Temple's Public Safety Department nor the Philadelphia Police Department received reports of federal ice agents on campus.
Similar cases of harassment have been reported in states across the country. Shawn Michael Emrich Johnson was jailed on a felony invitation at the Sullivan Island Police Station in South Carolina on Friday, committing law enforcement officers and two other misdemeanors.
Johnson turned his eyes to the officers after a Viral Video “You're back to Mexico,” cried, indicating he is blaming Hispanic individuals.
He screamed at the man in the vehicle, photographing the keys of the driver's car, leading to widespread community backlash.
An individual identified as Carl Thomas Bennett Jr. was also arrested for sexually proposing a woman at a local motel in Raleigh, North Carolina after flashing a fake business card with a picture of a badge. According to WBTV.
Bennett is allegedly threatened to deport her if she did not follow his request.
He is currently faced with fear and wounds and is faced with charges such as a temptation, a temptation, a twitch, a 2nd degree forced sex crime.
These cases follow the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on border security and illegal immigration. Ice officers have worked to increase undocumented arrests of immigrants under the president's order to implement the largest deportation operation in the country's history.
