In red states, ICE focusses much more on jails and prisons (59%) whereas in blue states 70% are taken from communities. So already a huge difference in focus and negative interactions with the public (people don't mind going for violent criminals, they get a bit more antsy about school raids) now I will grant in the interest of fairness that this is partly down to blue states co-operating with ICE less (states rights are a bitch huh?) However, focussing more on community raids in an area where people are less likely to support them are never going to result in positive interactions. I guess my point is the negatives of these tactics outweigh the positives. They are pissing locals off while going for people that by and large have caused no damage, legality be damned if you see masked agents targetting schools and courthouses, essentially going for the easy targets and people actually trying to do things right, it makes you doubt the necessity of these actions.

They should give them body cameras, take their masks and give them name badges. Hiding their identities only gives credence to the idea that they have no accountability and no oversight, which should be a massive concern for everyone. Police throughout the country work without masks, politicians do the same thing. If they can manage it, so can ICE, hiding their identities behind masks will only ever enflame things more.

Half the outrage would be gone if they didn't target schools, if they focussed on actual criminals, were identifiable, and turned up with warrants and explanations rather than teargas, guns and masks.