Trump's Secret Police Who are these masked agents? I have some ideas.

MAY 14, 2025

Currently, we have zero confirmation that ICE agents are anything but repurposed officers from other agencies. We know from public reporting that one third of the work the FBI is doing is in support of immigration policies. Reuters says “In a series of meetings, FBI agents were told by their field offices they would need to start devoting about one third of their time to helping the Trump administration crack down on illegal immigration.”

We also know that Trump dismantled the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and reassigned them to the Department of Homeland Security. Congressman Bennie Thompson said as much in a letter to Kristi Noem: “In a January 21, 2025, Department of Justice (DOJ) memo, FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) were directed “to coordinate with DHS, as well as state and local members, to assist in the execution of President Trump’s immigration-related initiatives.”

Additionally, a memo from the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffeman enlists the US Marshals, the DEA, and ATF to assist with immigration policies. “Huffeman's memo, obtained by ABC News, said the order grants the agencies the "same authority already granted to the FBI." It said that agents can enforce immigration law.” You can read that report here.

On top of that, Trump has threatened to withhold transportation and disaster funding from states who refuse to enlist their local law enforcement to assist ICE in Trump’s often unlawful mass deportation efforts. Courthouse news reports “More than a dozen states slapped the Trump administration with two new lawsuits on Tuesday, accusing it of withholding funding for both emergency relief and transportation in retaliation for the states’ immigration policies.”

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