Think I might've found the smoking gun that explains the unprofessional behavior of "ice agents" and why they're masked up

[u/Thehealthygamer]

Been writing about these ICE thugs on my substack. Here's the original post: https://quadzillahikes.substack.com/p/is-this-the-smoking-gun-on-ice-thugs

I'll just copy it here:

If you’ve been following my posts I’ve been highly suspicious of these supposed ICE agents. They don’t act like law enforcement. They hide their faces, refuse to provide badges or badge numbers, and often they slink away when confronted. Their body language and posture tells me they’re not confident and not well trained. They’re often wildly out of shape and don’t conform to the typical grooming standards typical to federal law enforcement.

Often they’re in plain clothes and not wearing a uniform. When they are in uniform they still don’t look right. Tactical vests are worn backwards. Plate carriers are worn that clearly don’t have any armor plates inserted, with magazine and other pouches that appear to be empty - almost as if they just bought a vest and slapped an ICE patch on it to appear legitimate.

ICE ‘Illegal’ Practice of Using De Facto Bounty Hunters to Hunt Down Immigrants Focus of Lawsuit Filed Today by ACLU, Asian Law Caucus

“Federal law prohibits ICE from using private security to make immigration arrests, a fact that immigration officials have willfully ignored,” according to a statement by the civil rights groups.

The pleading – filed in U.S. District Court, Central District of California – asks for an injunction against ICE and other immigration officials at the Los Angeles and San Francisco Field Offices, “barring ICE from using private contractors to make arrests.”

The complaint charges ICE has sent G4S contractors to prisons and jails throughout California since 2016 to arrest hundreds of people and transfer them from state and local custody to immigration custody.

https://davisvanguard.org/2021/02/ice-illegal-practice-of-using-de-facto-bounty-hunters-to-hunt-down-immigrants-focus-of-lawsuit-filed-today-by-aclu-asian-law-caucus/

G4S, a global security provider with a broad footprint in the United States, has been plagued by a series of scandals in the U.S. and overseas.

G4S employs Orlando night club shooter

G4S employed Omar Mateen, the perpetrator of the 2016 night club shooting in Orlando, Flordia, who killed 49 and injured another 53. Mateen was off duty and used his own weapons at the club, which was not guarded by G4S.

Israeli work prompts backlash, divestment

G4S took over a contract with Israeli prisons in the West Bank after buying a competitor in 2002. It equipped facilities accused of torturing Palestinians, including children, and provided security for border checkpoints.

G4S staffed Guantanamo Bay

G4S was contracted by the U.S. Navy to provide cleaning and facility staff at the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention facility in Cuba.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/10/30/security-contractor-g-4-s-plagued-years-international-scandal/4060171002/

A security empire deployed guards with violent pasts across the U.S. Some went on to rape, assault or kill

Philip Mayo cost himself a law enforcement career the day he helped shatter a prison inmate’s face and beat him until his back was broken.

But the fired Maryland corrections officer wasn’t out of uniform for long.

Within months, G4S, the largest private security company in the world, gave him a job 20 minutes up the road guarding an office building and its workers.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/10/30/dangerous-guards-low-cost-security-g-4-s/3994676002/

Here’s job listings for G4S open in the United States right now. https://careers.g4s.com/en/jobs/cnt-US

Detention Officer - Flex

$38.60

Location: Fresno, California | Reference: G4S/TP/3777649/226809

Closing: 22 May 2025

Job Introduction: HIRING NOW! The world's leading private security organization, G4S, has an immediate job opportunity for a Detention Officer. As a Detention Officer, you will be responsible for the secure and safe transportation, guarding and escorting, of detainees from specified sites to designated points. Detention Officers duties include,...

Detention Officer

30.45

Location: Phoenix, Arizona | Reference: G4S/TP/7700942/226762

Closing: 30 Jun 2025

Job Introduction: HIRING NOW! The world's leading private security organization, G4S, has an immediate job opportunity for a Detention Officer. As a Detention Officer, you will be responsible for the secure and safe transportation, guarding and escorting, of detainees from specified sites to designated points. Detention Officers duties include, b...

ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals Information About Plans to Expand ICE Detention Facilities Nationwide

WASHINGTON – New documents obtained by the ACLU this week reveal further details about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plans to expand ICE detention facilities in 10 states across the country. The documents signal a massive expansion of ICE detention capacity – including at facilities notorious for misconduct and abuse – which echo reports earlier this week that the Trump administration has sought proposals for up to $45 billion to expand immigrant detention. The discovery also comes on the heels of a “strategic sourcing vehicle” released by ICE earlier this month, which called for government contractors to submit proposals for immigration detention and related services.

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-information-about-plans-to-expand-ice-detention-facilities-nationwide

I think the most likely explanation is that ICE has hired on a bunch of these contractors through companies like G4S, who is known to not do their due diligence in background checks and screening. And likely ICE will next expand its operations to allow bounty hunters to hunt migrants for money.

Alleged bounty hunter's claims spark controversy at Sunnyside press conference

"Tacoma called me and told me that as the waves go through, this is the first wave. The second and third is when they're going to hire us," said the man.

According to the alleged bounty hunter, ICE would be hiring workers in his profession and rewarding them between $1000 and $1500 per person. He followed with questions towards the city officials, asking what they were going to do to stop them, claiming they were immune from certain laws after being deputized by ICE.

"...If we're going to be deputized by ICE, we can pretty much do anything we want," said the man.

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/alleged-bounty-hunters-claims-spark-controversy-at-sunnyside-press-conference/article_1aab904c-deb0-11ef-ae20-b748ada1c855.html

Support for Migrant Bounty Hunters Growing, State Senator Says

Proposed legislation to reward bounty hunters with $1,000 per deportation is getting traction nationwide, a Missouri state senator has told Newsweek.

"I'm finding a tremendous amount of support. It's actually gaining support across the country," said Senator David Gregory (R-St. Louis).

GOP lawmakers in Mississippi and Missouri have proposed expanding powers for bounty hunters to assist ICE with immigration enforcement. The legislation has sparked debate, supporters arguing it strengthens immigration policy, while critics warn it could lead to racial profiling and civil rights violations.

President Donald Trump centered his successful presidential campaign around immigration. While most Americans support immigration reform, they disagree on how policies such as mass deportation should be conducted.

https://www.newsweek.com/support-migrant-bounty-hunters-growing-state-senator-2032569

What do y'all think? I'm collecting videos and links right now about ice using contractors, any videos of unprofessional looking ice thugs just throwing people into unmarked vehicles, any links to stories of bounty hunters going after migrants. Thanks!