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Fake ICE agents arrested in several states amid deportation push

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  • As ICE ramps up its deportation efforts, multiple individuals across three states were arrested for impersonating federal agents. The impersonators allegedly used Trump’s widespread immigration enforcement to deceive their communities.
  • In Philadelphia, two suspects allegedly tried to access a campus dormitory.
  • A man in South Carolina was arrested after a viral video showed him impersonating an ICE agent, while another suspect in North Carolina was charged with kidnapping and rape.

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As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intensifies its deportation efforts, multiple individuals have been arrested for impersonating ICE agents. Authorities have identified fake agents in at least three states.

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ICE has ramped up its enforcement operations. They arrested hundreds of people daily under the mass deportation order issued by the Trump administration.

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Philadelphia: Two suspects arrested at Temple University

In Philadelphia, two individuals showed up at Temple University wearing police and ICE shirts, attempting to gain access to a dormitory. University officials said another person was recording the incident. Campus and local police located a vehicle, identified one of the suspects as a student, and took them into custody. Temple University issued a statement to faculty and students, emphasizing they would not tolerate such behavior and warned those responsible would face disciplinary action, including expulsion.

South Carolina: Fake ICE agent goes viral

Meanwhile, in South Carolina, a video surfaced on Facebook showing a man yelling at a car full of people, claiming they were being sent back to Mexico. The video, which lasts just over four minutes, depicts the man taking car keys and slapping the phone out of the driver’s hand. The suspect, identified as Sean-Michael Emmrich Johnson, later turned himself in to local authorities for impersonating a law enforcement officer.

North Carolina: Man arrested for kidnapping and rape

In a separate incident in North Carolina, a 37-year-old man posing as an ICE agent entered a woman’s motel room, demanding sex and threatening deportation if she refused. The suspect was arrested on multiple charges, including impersonating a federal officer, kidnapping and rape.

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[Lauren Taylor]

AS IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ACCELERATES DEPORTATION EFFORTS, OFFICIALS ARE ARRESTING INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO IMITATE ICE AGENTS. 

OFFICIALS HAVE SPOTTED IMPERSONATORS IN THREE STATES AS ICE WORKS TO CARRY OUT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MANDATE TO ARREST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS

THIS WEEK IN PHILADELPHIA, TWO INDIVIDUALS ARRIVED AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY WEARING POLICE AND ICE SHIRTS, ATTEMPTING TO GAIN ACCESS TO A DORM. 

UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY ANOTHER PERSON WAS RECORDING THE INCIDENT. CAMPUS AND LOCAL POLICE LOCATED THE SUSPECTS’ VEHICLE, IDENTIFIED ONE SUSPECT AS A STUDENT, AND TOOK THEM INTO CUSTODY.

IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO FACULTY AND STUDENTS, SCHOOLS OFFICIALS SAY THE BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND” Any student found responsible for this conduct will be subject to disciplinary action under the Student Conduct Code, up to and including expulsion.” 

MILES AWAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, A VIRAL VIDEO CAPTURED A MAN YELLING AT A CAR FULL OF PEOPLE, CLAIMING THEY’RE BEING SENT BACK TO MEXICO. 

THE VIDEO, WHICH LASTS JUST OVER FOUR MINUTES, SHOWS THE MAN TAKING THE KEYS AND SLAPPING THE PHONE OUT OF THE DRIVER’S HANDS. 

SEAN-MICHAEL EMMRICH JOHNSON LATER TURNED HIMSELF IN TO LOCAL POLICE FOR IMPERSONATING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

IN NORTH CAROLINA, A 37-YEAR-OLD MAN ENTERED A WOMAN’S MOTEL ROOM POSING AS AN ICE AGENT AND DEMANDED SEX, THREATENING DEPORTATION IF SHE REFUSED. 

HE WAS ARRESTED FOR IMPERSONATING A FEDERAL OFFICER AMONG OTHER CHARGES INCLUDING KIDNAPPING AND RAPE

ICE AGENTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EACH DAY UNDER TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION ORDER. 

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M LAUREN TAYLOR