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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin in Los Angeles

Police across the US worry officers are being misidentified as ICE, records show

Graphic showing police and ICE on backs of uniforms
‘The anxiety among law enforcement is yet another sign that ICE’s strategy of widely deploying masked agents in unmarked cars is causing chaos.’ Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images/Florida Fusion Center/MPD

Law enforcement and local government officials across the US have over the last year expressed concerns that immigration operations were interfering with police work and leading to threats to officers, according to internal emails and briefings shared with the Guardian.

The development comes as the US public has become afraid and distrustful of officers in their communities due to the Trump administration’s aggressive and at times indiscriminate immigration crackdown.

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