Shocking footage captured the infinitesimal 3 taco motortruck workers were hauled distant by a burly radical of men claiming to be ICE agents.
Video of the enactment was shared by Memphis taco motortruck institution Taconganas, which said the men 'entered 1 of our trucks and took distant respective of our employees' connected Monday morning.
'We were not told beforehand, and we person not been told since,' the taco concern said connected Facebook.
The footage showed 4 men successful jeans and hoodies walking up to the eatery and confronting 3 edifice workers earlier escorting them away.
Some are wearing balaclavas and look coverings. None are wearing ICE uniforms.
ICE is yet to respond to the footage oregon corroborate whether the men were sent by them.
The nutrient truck, which insisted that it 'complies with national and section migration laws', said connected societal media that it has been successful interaction with the workers and 'they've been told they're being detained by ICE.'
'We don’t cognize if the men you spot successful the video enactment for ICE oregon for idiosyncratic else. You’ll spot they person nary uniforms, bash not amusement immoderate badge oregon ID, and did not permission immoderate identifying accusation oregon paperwork,' the taco concern said.
Shocking footage captured the infinitesimal 3 taco motortruck workers were hauled distant by a burly radical of men posing arsenic ICE agents
The men were seen walking up to a motortruck owned by Memphis taco institution Taconganas and confronting workeers, portion failing to amusement immoderate ID's oregon badges
The men detained 3 workers successful the nutrient motortruck and escorted them away, with the nutrient motortruck saying that it has been successful interaction with the workers and 'they've been told they're being detained by ICE'
Viewers of the taco motortruck video, which was viewed implicit 1 cardinal times, were speedy to formed uncertainty connected the assertion that the men successful the video were morganatic ICE officers
'If not for our information cameras, we would not adjacent cognize this happened.'
It comes arsenic individuals successful astatine slightest 3 states person been arrested for impersonating ICE officers since President Trump retook bureau and launched an assertive migration crackdown.
Viewers were speedy to formed uncertainty connected the assertion that the men successful the video were morganatic ICE officers.
One spectator responded: 'No ID, nary badge, entering without permission. Looks similar consecutive up kidnapping.'
'I don’t deliberation they enactment for ICE,' different said. 'It’s thing astir the mode they’re acting.'
Taconganas said it has contacted ineligible assistance organizations to assistance its employees, and is 'gathering immoderate accusation we person to stock with their families.'
'Our institution complies with national and section migration laws, and we cognize everyone is dealing with situations similar this. We cognize our assemblage is scared,' the station read.
'As the state navigates a caller normal, we’re present to enactment the assemblage and to enactment our workforce and people, too.'
It comes arsenic authorities successful respective states accidental they person encountered radical fraudulently posing arsenic ICE officers successful the aftermath of Trump's migration crackdown.
It comes arsenic authorities successful respective states accidental they person encountered radical fraudulently posing arsenic ICE officers successful the aftermath of Trump's migration crackdown
Last week, constabulary successful Pennsylvania said they arrested 2 students astatine Temple University for allegedly impersonating ICE officers.
The students were recovered wearing shirts speechmaking 'police' and 'ICE' successful achromatic lettering, and were attempting to participate residence halls erstwhile they were caught.
Temple University said successful a connection aft their arrests: 'Impersonating instrumentality enforcement officers is simply a crime. This behaviour and harassment of Temple assemblage members volition not beryllium tolerated.'
South Carolina constabulary besides reported a suspect, Sean Michael Emmrich Johnson, was caught 2 days earlier the Temple University students trying to propulsion a akin stunt.
He was seen successful a viral video berating a Hispanic antheral and shouting 'You're going backmost to Mexico.'
Cops with the Sullivan's Island Police Department said Johnson was charged with felony kidnapping, impersonating a instrumentality enforcement serviceman and 2 different misdemeanors.
And successful North Carolina, Carl Thomas Bennett Jr. was besides arrested aft allegedly propositioning a pistillate successful a motel, flashing a fake badge and threatening to deport her if she rejected his advances, reports The Hill.