Trump's DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents' anonymity, and encouraged them to wear masks, while threatening groups that stood in their way.
In June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stormed through Santa Ana, California, causing panic among residents. Recordings of emergency calls, obtained by ProPublica, captured the terror felt by residents as they watched masked men ambush people and force them into unmarked cars.
Masked men wore plain clothes and refused to identify themselves, leaving no way to confirm whether they were immigration agents or imposters.
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
Author's summary: Trump builds repressive police force.