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How Border Patrol Justifies Violent Escalation Tactics
Masked federal agents are conducting immigration enforcement operations across American cities leaving citizens with cracked ribs and no answers. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►► Facebook ►► Tik Tok ►► Also, check out…
@LauranCHB
April 3, 2026 at 11:54 am
Loved every minute. Stop attacking federal agents!!!!!
@NobleRaider2747
April 3, 2026 at 11:56 am
nice ragebait
@angieb3108
April 3, 2026 at 5:07 pm
Bot
@joesmith4443
April 3, 2026 at 12:01 pm
ICE was trained in Iran
@rainbowdays900
April 3, 2026 at 12:53 pm
Don’t be stupid
@Gobbldeegoo1
April 3, 2026 at 12:56 pm
You misspelled “by Israel”, propagandist.
@shaundenehy4681
April 3, 2026 at 12:03 pm
So if a law enforcement person federal, state, or local give you an order to do something the best thing you can do is obey and if it was unlawful you get a lawyer and take it to court. On the street isn’t the place for it.
@nunya8001
April 3, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Wrong. So very wrong.
@shaundenehy4681
April 3, 2026 at 2:07 pm
@nunya8001Why do you say that?
@waynehancarik5291
April 3, 2026 at 3:44 pm
@nunya8001idiot oh I’m a revolutionary. Clowns.
@luxunumbra
April 3, 2026 at 4:36 pm
The redcoats would’ve loved you 😂
@angieb3108
April 3, 2026 at 5:09 pm
@shaundenehy4681 The traitorous incel army of Trump set these incidents up. No matter what you do, you will somehow be accused of assaulting them, which in 100% of cases is shown to be a lie.
@BoekelmanSpinelli
April 3, 2026 at 12:05 pm
this is why you can’t trust them to be objective, they’re literally filming their own abuse.
@yolkiandeji7649
April 3, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Is this Border Patrol in the video like the title suggests? Or ICE? Because they’re different.
@gristlecat
April 3, 2026 at 2:18 pm
In the longer video they break down sub units in ICE. Apparently, two units, one called Borstar and one called Bor-something, are disproportionately responsible for fast, violent encounters with injuries to bystanders. I think that’s why there’s confusion like are they border patrol.
@shareika
April 3, 2026 at 4:50 pm
It really does not matter. Both have killed and crippled people without cause and with impunity.
@rgracia611
April 3, 2026 at 12:18 pm
You don’t need to commit assault to be taken down to the ground. So many factors come into play to justify going hands on.
@pajamaman2989
April 3, 2026 at 12:23 pm
Boots tasting good these days?
@rgracia611
April 3, 2026 at 12:29 pm
@pajamaman2989Why? Because I have an opinion with actual real world experience? Im not defending the heavy-handedness that has been going on with ICE. I just commented because the author made it seem like law enforcement needs to justify going hands on and taking to the ground with assault. You don’t.
@nunya8001
April 3, 2026 at 1:04 pm
They do need to justify going hands on. Otherwise you live in a prison and you have no rights. Which is it?
@pajamaman2989
April 3, 2026 at 1:36 pm
@rgracia611First, I appreciate that you’re engaging respectfully despite my snarky comment. The issue is that it sounds like you’re basically saying “law enforcement can do whatever they want, and if they do it, then it’s justified.” This is a slippery slope which robs people of their due freedom. Law enforcement should serve the people, not coerce and control them on behalf of some shady agenda. If there were people being visibly aggressive toward law enforcement in this video, I would better understand what you’re saying.
@taylorm3195
April 3, 2026 at 2:36 pm
@rgracia611 That is utterly ridiculous. All instances of battery and assault must be justified. Legally and morally. You are unhinged and need reeducation.
@gristlecat
April 3, 2026 at 2:20 pm
She sounds terrified. 🥺
@sportsfanatics7818
April 3, 2026 at 4:06 pm
Maybe they should leave ice alone. You say ice watcher like its a career or something. You FAFO in perfect view
@marcuspinson
April 3, 2026 at 5:08 pm
They’re feds. All federal law enforcement go to force quickly.
@agentalberta6531
April 3, 2026 at 5:27 pm
You know what, I never seen someone getting hurt by police when they do exactly what the police officer told them to.
Most of the time it’s almost always those retards who refused to follow order trying to be smart or irritating the officer.
Even if the officer is new or doesn’t know he is giving you unlawful orders, you will still be better off following that order. Try to be smart and resist will only make things worse.
@fadtidmbdmb
April 3, 2026 at 5:38 pm
You try their job
@Mars_momo
April 3, 2026 at 8:41 pm
They all know they are wrong.