Last week, top ICE officials ordered officers to increase arrests and to get “creative” in their methods, including trying to nab people the officers happen to encounter in what are known as “collateral arrests.” The orders come in the wake of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller setting a quota of 3,000 immigration arrests per day, along with a sharp rise in protests against the crackdown.
In Westbury, the HSI agents didn’t respond to the gathered crowd. After a few minutes, the agents drove away. A commotion erupted down the road, off-camera, and onlookers began rushing toward the corner.
One of the Nissans, carrying two of the HSI agents, had crashed into a black pickup truck that happened to be passing through the intersection. Three eyewitnesses told The Intercept that the agents’ car had sped away. Two of the witnesses believe the Nissan blew a stop sign, causing the crash. (Nassau County police referred questions about the accident to ICE, which did not respond to an inquiry.)
Regardless of who caused the accident, they hit and run, right? That’s insanely illegal.
The article as written is wrong. The Nissan did not leave the scene, and can be seen in the footage.
Yes.
I’m not at all surprised they did it, though. What’s yet another little law when their entire day job involves breaking them?
Because the kidnapping was going to be on the up and up?
I’m not defending the guy, but it’s better he left then started shooting his way out or something
I suppose that is about where the bar is for these guys