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Comment by JumpCrisscross

> bring their own ill-fitting gear and jump out of U-hauls

ICE ran a 5AM motorcade through my mountain town, compete with helicopter escort. We’re in a red state, though, and border a red farm state, so I understand they were actually told to knock it off.

> "Wannabe paramilitary", final offer

The only part of a definition [1] that ICE might fail is in whether they’re professionally designated to act as a secret police. If by wannabe you’re saying ICE intends to be and act like a paramilitary, you’ve effectively conceded the point.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary

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