View image in fullscreen A community member films federal agents conducting an immigration enforcement action in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on 27 January 2026. That just isn’t an option.”Navigating ‘shifting’ legal risks and unpredictable agentsAdding to the threat of ICE agents escalating violence against observers is the federal government’s threat of legal ramifications. Still, White House officials have claimed that it is “illegal” and an act of “violence” to record ICE agents, equivalent to “doxing”. After the deaths of Good and Pretti, federal officials called both residents “violent” and “terrorists”, even though video evidence showed otherwise. View image in fullscreen People use their phones to record federal agents at an intersection in the Cicero neighborhood during an immigration raid in Chicago, Illinois, on 22 October 2025.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2026 20:02 UTC