Los Angeles official warns ‘bad players’ impersonating ICE could be stoking tensions

Published June 18, 2025 4:34pm ET



Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger expressed concern that nefarious actors are impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the city to “take advantage of this population.” 

On Tuesday, Barger revealed that her staffer’s godson was out driving when he was pulled over by two men in an unmarked car who told him he had a “nice truck for someone with that surname.” The pair drove away after bystanders began recording the interaction, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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