Some law enforcement experts believe the repeated falsehoods are harming federal authorities both in the public eye and in the courtroom. That trust that has been built up over generations is gone.”The credibility concerns played out in a downtown L.A. courtroom in September, when Border Patrol Cmdr. California LAPD investigation continues into fatal New Year’s Eve shooting by off-duty ICE agent Federal officials have said the ICE agent was responding to an “active shooter situation” at his apartment complex. Carr, the former Justice Department spokesman, said the Trump administration has broken with years of cautious norms around press statements that were designed to protect the credibility of federal law enforcement. AdvertisementLast October, Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago who alleged she was following him in a car and interfering with an operation.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 31, 2026 15:30 UTC