What is ICE afraid of?

 The title paraphrases the question - "ICE Unmask, what are you afraid of" - asked recently by California Governor Gavin Newsom at a press conference announcing he signed state legislation requiring ICE agents and other Federal Law Enforcement officers to not wear masks when conducting immigration enforcement actions.  Let's answer the question for the Governor.

Last week an ICE agent was followed home by three women who then live streamed on Instagram as they identified the agent and his wife and their home and the address of their home.  In addition to livestreaming and harassing the agent and his wife, the women were shouting to the neighborhood that an ICE agent lives here, presumably inviting others in the neighborhood to also harass the couple.

Adding emphasis to why the action of those women was horrible, an ICE facility in Dallas was attacked last week by a young man firing his rifle at ICE vehicles.  Three migrant detainees were killed by materials left behind by the individual indicate his intent was to kill ICE agents or other federal law enforcement officers.

Attacks on ICE officials are up 1000% this year.  Here are other examples of violence against ICE and its facilities:

• Alvarado, Texas: On July 4, a "planned ambush" at the Prairieland Detention Center left a local police officer wounded. Authorities say the attackers, wearing military-style clothing, used fireworks to draw out officials and opened fire.
• Broadview, Illinois: In September, violent protests at an ICE facility led to multiple arrests. Some protestors were charged with assaulting federal officers.
• Portland, Oregon: An ICE processing center has been repeatedly attacked by rioters since June, leading to arrests and federal charges for assault on federal officers.
• Newark, New Jersey: A member of Congress, LaMonica McIver, was charged with physically assaulting ICE officers while trespassing at a detention facility.
• Knox County, Tennessee: A suspect attempted to run over a Border Patrol agent with their car.

If ICE agents were unmasked, progressive activists and others could use photos of the agents to search social media to identify and locate their homes, their spouses, and their families.  How do I know?  Because it was being done earlier this year with some individuals doxxing ICE agents and their children.

The attacks listed above were performed by progressive activists.  What will happen when the drug cartels get involved?  This enforcement activity is putting a big bite in their drug trade and human smuggling.

I can answer that question too.  According to Wikipedia, in just 2023:

• 4038 federal, state, and municipal police officers were killed by drug cartels.
• 743 servicemen were killed and 137 are missing.
• 66 members of the Policia Comunitaria (Community Police) were killed.

Governor Newsom has a significant amount of staff people.  Why can't they provide the answer to the question he asked before he goes public and asks such a stupid question?  Or does he not value the lives of law enforcement officers?  Now I'm the one asking stupid questions - Governor Newsom doesn't care what the answer is and he only values looking good to progressive voters, regardless of how many people may be injured or killed as a result of his actions.